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Philosophical Problems in the Law

ISBN: 9780534256326 | 0534256325
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Pub. Date: 6/5/1995

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SummaryTable of Contents
PHILOSOPHICAL PROBLEMS IN THE LAW is the perfect introduction to the philosophy of law! This collection of articles and cases helps you consider philosophical problems associated with the law through examples, case studies, and decision scenarios. Case examples and recent decisions such as Pledge of allegiance case, Freedom of expression on the Internet, Supreme Court rulings on affirmative action, "Three-Strikes laws," and the death penalty help you see the real world relevance of what you are learning.
Prefaceix(4)
Introductionxiii
Chapter I The Nature of Law and Legal Reasoning
1(152)
A. What Is Law?
... MORE2(17)
Robert H. Jackson
Opening Address for the United States, Nuremberg Trials
5(7)
Charles E. Wyzanski, Jr.
Nuremberg: A Fair Trial?
12(7)
B. Classical Theories of Law
19(43)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Letter from Birmingham Jail
25(4)
H.L.A. Hart
Law as the Union of Primary and Secondary Rules
29(8)
H.L.A. Hart
Positivism and the Separation of Law and Morals
37(10)
Lon L. Fuller
The Morality of Law
47(5)
John Finnis
A Defense of Natural Law
52(10)
C. Modern Theories of Law
62(38)
Oliver Wendell Holmes
The Path of the Law
67(6)
Joseph Hutcheson, Jr.
The Judgment Intuitive
73(8)
Ronald A. Dworkin
The Model of Rules
81(12)
Ronald A. Dworkin
"Natural" Law Revisited
93(7)
D. Contemporary Perspectives
100(18)
Roberto Unger
The Rule of Law
102(6)
Patricia Smith
Feminist Jurisprudence
108(10)
E. Legal Reasoning and the Constitution
118(24)
Griswold v. Connecticut
123(5)
Bowers v. Hardwick
128(5)
Robert Bork
The Right of Privacy
133(3)
John Arthur
Personal Privacy
136(6)
Cases for Further Reflection
142(11)
The Case of the East-German Guards
142(1)
Riggs et al. v. Palmer
143(3)
The Antelope
146(3)
The Problem of the Grudge Informer (Lon Fuller)
149(4)
Chapter II Liberty and the Law
153(92)
A. The Limits of Law to Enforce Morality
155(28)
Bella Lewitzky Dance Foundation v. John E. Frohnmayer, et al.
157(5)
John Stuart Mill
On Liberty
162(5)
Wilmoore Kendall
The "Open Society" and Its Fallacies
167(9)
Edmund Pincoffs
The Enforcement of Morality
176(7)
B. Freedom of Expression and Hate-Speech
183(18)
Cass R. Sunstein
Liberalism, Speech Codes, and Related Problems
185(10)
Charles Lawrence
Gerald Gunther
Prohibiting Racist Speech: A Debate
195(6)
C. Obscenity and Pornography
201(35)
American Booksellers Association v. Hudnut
204(4)
Joel Feinberg
Obscenity as Pornography
208(9)
Catherine MacKinnon
Pornography: On Morality and Politics
217(11)
Kimberle Crenshaw
Beyond Racism and Misogyny: Black Feminism and 2 Live Crew
228(8)
Cases for Further Reflection
236(9)
Baker v. Arkansas
236(1)
Wisconsin v. Yoder
237(4)
Hernandez v. Commonwealth of Virginia
241(4)
Chapter III Equality and the Law
245(86)
A. Constitutional Equality and Preferential Treatment
246(33)
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
251(9)
Peter Westen
Puzzles About Equality
260(2)
Patricia Williams
The Obliging Shell
262(7)
Thomas Nagel
A Defense of Affirmative Action
269(4)
Shelby Steele
Affirmative Action
273(6)
B. Sex, Gender, and Equality
279(36)
Michael M. v. Superior Court of Sonoma County
283(4)
United States of America v. Commonwealth of Virginia
287(5)
Martha Minow
The Dilemma of Difference
292(11)
Richard Wasserstrom
The Assimilationist Ideal
303(12)
Cases for Further Reflection
315(16)
International Union, UAW v. Johnson Controls, Inc.
315(3)
City of Richmond v. Croson
318(4)
Personnel Administrator of Massachusetts v. Feeney
322(3)
Watkins v. U.S. Army
325(6)
Chapter IV Criminal Law
331(156)
A What Is a Crime?
333(26)
George P. Fletcher
The Significance of Suffering
336(11)
People v. Dlugash
347(4)
David Lewis
The Punishment That Leaves Something to Chance
351(8)
B. Strict Criminal Liability
359(18)
People v. Hickman
361(3)
George P. Fletcher
Reflections on Felony-Murder
364(6)
Mark Kelman
Strict Liability: An Unorthodox View
370(7)
C. Excuse
377(37)
Cathryn Jo Rosen
The Battered Woman's Defense
384(7)
Unsigned Note, The Cultural Defense in the Criminal Law
391(7)
State v. Cameron
398(3)
Norval Morris
The Abolition of the Insanity Defense
401(5)
Sanford Kadish
The Decline of Innocence
406(8)
D. The Aims and Limits of Criminal Punishment
414(23)
S.I. Benn
R.S. Peters
The Utilitarian Case for Deterrence
416(4)
Michael Moore
The Argument for Retributivism
420(5)
Payne v. Tennessee
425(5)
Randy E. Barnett
Restitution: A New Paradigm of Criminal Justice
430(7)
E. Shame, Cruelty and Death
437(15)
Goldschmitt v. Florida
440(2)
Toni Massaro
Shame, Culture, and American Law
442(5)
Gregg v. Georgia
447(5)
F. Legal Ethics and Criminal Procedure
452(23)
Harry I. Subin
The Criminal Lawyer's "Different Mission": Reflections on the "Right" to Present a False Case
455(9)
John H. Langbein
Torture and Plea Bargaining
464(11)
Cases for Further Reflection
475(12)
State v. Leidholm
475(2)
The Case of the Dog "Provetie"
477(1)
Rummel v. Estelle
478(3)
Coker v. Georgia
481(6)
Chapter V Tort Law
487(90)
A. The Aims of Tort
488(22)
Hammontree v. Jenner
491(2)
Jules Coleman
Justice and the Costs of Automobile Accidents
493(8)
Richard A. Epstein
Automobile No-Fault Plans: A Second Look at First Principles
501(9)
B. Causation and Liability
510(38)
Lynch v. Fisher
514(4)
Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad
518(6)
W. Page Keeton
Causation
524(5)
H.L.A. Hart
A.M. Honore
Tracing Consequences
529(9)
Judith Jarvis Thomson
The Decline of Cause
538(10)
C. Acts, Omissions, and the Duty to Rescue
548(22)
McFall v. Shimp
551(1)
Ernest Weinrib
The Case for a Duty to Rescue
552(18)
Cases for Further Reflection
570(7)
United Novelty Co. v. Daniels
570(1)
Summers v. Tice
571(2)
Yania v. Bigan
573(4)
Appendix 1 Legal Citations and Law Reports577(2)
Appendix 2 Amendments to the Constitution of the United States579(6)
Glossary of Legal Terms585

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