Limits of legality : the ethics of lawless judging /

The law sometimes requires judges to reach results that they consider unjust. Most people assume that judges have a moral obligation to apply the law correctly in such cases. Jeffrey Brand-Ballard challenges arguments for this view, defending a less restrictive ethics of adjudication that still supp...

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Ethics of lawless judging
1. Verfasser:
Brand-Ballard, Jeffrey
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Zusammenfassung:
The law sometimes requires judges to reach results that they consider unjust. Most people assume that judges have a moral obligation to apply the law correctly in such cases. Jeffrey Brand-Ballard challenges arguments for this view, defending a less restrictive ethics of adjudication that still supports the rule of law.
Umfang:
1 online resource (ix, 354 pages)
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Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-971179-8
Schlagworte:
Judicial ethics > United States.
Judicial corruption > United States.
Rule of law > United States.
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