Justice and empathy : toward a constitutional ideal / Robert A. Burt ; edited and introduced by Frank Iacobucci ; foreword by Robert C. Post.
2017
KF5130 .B88 2017 (Mapit)
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Justice and empathy : toward a constitutional ideal / Robert A. Burt ; edited and introduced by Frank Iacobucci ; foreword by Robert C. Post.
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New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017]
Description
xxv, 220 pages ; 22 cm
Formatted Contents Note
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.
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-202) and index.
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STA
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KF5130 .B88 2017
Language
English
ISBN
9780300224269 (hardback : acid-free paper)
0300224265 (hardback : acid-free paper)
0300224265 (hardback : acid-free paper)
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