Louis E. Wolcher

Law's Task (eBook, PDF)

The Tragic Circle of Law, Justice and Human Suffering

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Produktbeschreibung

What is the ultimate task of law? This book places the idea of law's ultimate task in the context of what actually happens when people seek to do justice and enforce legal rights in a world that is inflected by the desperation and suffering of the many.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 278
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. April 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317107262
• Artikelnr.: 49366296

Autorenporträt

Louis E. Wolcher is Charles I. Stone Professor of Law at the University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, USA. Professor Wolcher's primary research interests are in the fields of philosophy of law, legal and political theory, philosophy of language, and human rights.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 A Summary of Themes
Chapter 2 The Guiding Question
Chapter 3 Suffering and Ethical Distress
Chapter 4 The Problem of Legal Meaning
Chapter 5 The Limits of Reason in Legal Interpretation
Chapter 6 The Times of Law and Religion
Chapter 7 The Tragedy of Law and Justice