Justice and empathy toward a constitutional ideal

By:

Burt, Robert A

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Haven Yale University Press 2017Description: xxv, 220p. 22 cmISBN:

9780300224269

Subject(s): DDC classification:

23 347.120973 BU-J

LOC classification:

KF5130 .B874 2017

Contents:

Introduction / by Frank Iacobucci -- A living truth -- Judicial power to command -- All that is solid -- This word "reason" -- The healthiest possible soul -- The democratic path -- Enslaving criminals -- Respecting same-sex relations -- Abortion : private and public considerations -- Race relations : between emancipation and subjugation -- Ordering moral deliberations.

Summary: "An impassioned argument for the role of courts as a moral and social agent for change and protecting the vulnerable...The Supreme Court long considered its highest mission to be the protection of individual liberty from intrusion by government, but the court shifted its focus to social and economic equality. Constitutional scholar Robert A. Burt explores this shift and its implications, especially for the legal protection of the vulnerable. Crucial to Burt's perspective is his unconventional view of the role of judges--not simply to decide disputes, but to promote a respectful dialogue leading to a genuine understanding between parties." -- Publisher's website.

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Print	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus Main Library	General Books	347.120973 BU-J (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		140879

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-202) and index.

"An impassioned argument for the role of courts as a moral and social agent for change and protecting the vulnerable...The Supreme Court long considered its highest mission to be the protection of individual liberty from intrusion by government, but the court shifted its focus to social and economic equality. Constitutional scholar Robert A. Burt explores this shift and its implications, especially for the legal protection of the vulnerable. Crucial to Burt's perspective is his unconventional view of the role of judges--not simply to decide disputes, but to promote a respectful dialogue leading to a genuine understanding between parties." -- Publisher's website.

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