Justice and Empathy : Toward a Constitutional Ideal / Robert A. Burt; Frank Iacobucci.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burt, Robert A., Author.

Contributor:

Iacobucci, Frank, Editor.

Post, Robert C.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Supreme Court.

United States.

Social justice--United States.

Social justice.

Equality before the law--United States.

Equality before the law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 pages)

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Foreword / Post, Robert C.

Introduction / Iacobucci, Frank

PART 1. Protecting Vulnerable Groups in Principle

One. A Living Truth

Two. Judicial Power to Command

Three. All That Is Solid

Four. This Word "Reason"

Five. The Healthiest Possible Soul

Six. The Democratic Path

PART 2. Protecting Vulnerable Groups in Practice

Seven. Enslaving Criminals

Eight. Respecting Same-Sex Relations

Nine. Abortion: Private and Public Considerations

Ten. Race Relations: Between Emancipation and Subjugation

Eleven. Ordering Moral Deliberations

Notes

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Dez 2019)

ISBN:

0-300-23185-7

OCLC:

1135578505