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Justice and Empathy: Toward a Constitutional Ideal
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by Robert A. Burt, Frank Iacobucci (Editor), Robert C. Post (Foreword by)Robert A. Burt
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Overview
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.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780300224269 |
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Publisher: | Yale University Press |
Publication date: | 10/24/2017 |
Pages: | 248 |
Product dimensions: | 5.80(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.90(d) |
About the Author
Robert A. Burt (1939–2015) was Alexander M. Bickel Professor Emeritus of Law at Yale University. The Honorable Frank Iacobucci is a former justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. Robert C. Post, formerly dean of Yale Law School, is Sol and Lillian Goldman Professor of Law at Yale University.
Table of Contents
Foreword Robert C. Post vii
Introduction Frank Iacobucci xvii
Part 1 Protecting Vulnerable Groups in Principle 1
1 A Living Truth 3
2 Judicial Power to Command 21
3 All That Is Solid 27
4 This Word "Reason" 51
5 The Healthiest Possible Soul 69
6 The Democratic Path 85
Part 2 Protecting Vulnerable Groups in Practice 103
7 Enslaving Criminals 105
8 Respecting Same-Sex Relations 135
9 Abortion: Private and Public Considerations 157
10 Race Relations: Between Emancipation and Subjugation 170
11 Ordering Moral Deliberations 178
Notes 185
Index 203
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