Is Killing People Right?: More Great Cases that Shaped the Legal World
Cambridge University Press, 4/18/2016
EAN 9781107560888, ISBN10: 1107560888
Paperback, 176 pages, 21.6 x 14 x 1 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English
'Great cases' are those judicial decisions around which the common law pivots. In a sequel to the instant classic Is Eating People Wrong?, this book presents eight new great cases from the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia. Written in a highly accessible yet rigorous style, it explores the social circumstances, institutions (lawyers, judges and courts) and ordinary people whose stories shaped the law. Across the courts' diverse and uncoordinated attempts to adapt to changing conditions and shifting demands, it shows the law as the living, breathing and down-the-street experience it really is. Including seminal cases in end of life, abortion and equal rights, this is an ideal introduction for students to legal history and jurisprudence.
1. Introduction
on the road (again)
2. Is killing people right? Law and the end of life
3. Oil on troubled waters
the consequences of civil liability
4. The politics of law
cats, pigeons and old chestnuts
5. The companies we keep
the moralities of business
6. Fifty shades of Brown
consent and the criminal law
7. Putting up a defence
sex, murder and videotapes
8. Wade-ing into controversy
a case of accidental activism
9. Playing a different tune
fairness in deal-making
10. Conclusion
surfing the tides.