▁human ▁dign ity , ▁trans par ency , ▁and ▁public ▁participation — the ▁public ▁values ▁that ▁are ▁the ▁book ' s ▁main ▁concern ." ▁Law ▁professor ▁El ena ▁Bay lis ▁writes ▁that ▁Out s our cing ▁War ▁and ▁Peace ▁is ▁an ▁" eng aging ▁book " ▁that ▁" ex am ines ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁means ▁of ▁potentially ▁holding ▁contract ors ▁account able ▁including ▁retro active ▁criminal ▁and ▁tort ▁rem ed ies , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁pro active ▁measures ▁such ▁as ▁changes ▁to ▁contract ing ▁terms ▁and ▁practices , ▁steps ▁to ▁increase ▁public ▁participation , ▁and ▁changes ▁to ▁organiz ational ▁structure ▁within ▁contract ing ▁companies ." ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Dick inson ▁married ▁Paul ▁Schiff ▁B erman , ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁The ▁George ▁Washington ▁University ▁Law ▁School . ▁The ▁ceremony ▁was ▁offici ated ▁by ▁Justice ▁Ruth ▁B ader ▁G ins burg — B erman ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁one ▁of ▁G ins burg ' s ▁law ▁cler ks . ▁B erman ▁and ▁Dick inson ▁met ▁while ▁Dick inson ▁was ▁cl erk ing ▁for ▁Justice ▁Harry ▁A . ▁Black mun ▁and ▁Justice ▁Stephen ▁G . ▁Bre yer . ▁ ▁Awards ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 : ▁U . S . ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Def ense ▁Medal ▁for ▁Out standing ▁Public ▁Service ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Laura ▁Dick son ▁appearances ▁on ▁C - Span . ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : Har vard ▁University ▁al umn