Morality imposed : the Rehnquist Court and liberty in America /

"We like to think of judges and justices as making decisions based on the facts and the law. But to what extent do jurists decide cases in accordance with their own preexisting philosophy of law, and what specific ideological assumptions account for their decisions? Stephen E. Gottlieb adopts a...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Gottlieb, Stephen E. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : New York University Press, ©2000.
Sujets:
Rehnquist, William H., > 1924-2005.
Rehnquist, William H., > 1924-2005
United States. > Supreme Court.
États-Unis. > Supreme Court.
United States. > Supreme Court
Law and ethics.
Droit et morale.
LAW > Government > Federal.
Law and ethics
Rechtspraak.
Supreme Court (VS)
Verenigde Staten.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 1. Origins
  • 2. The gulf
  • 3. Eclectic or unprincipled?
  • 4. Three justices in search of a character
  • 5. Between two worlds
  • 6. Consensus on the left
  • 7. Calculus
  • 8. Where utilitarians diverge
  • 9. Coda
  • 10. Ideological canons.

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