Cargando…
Holding bishops accountable : how lawsuits helped the Catholic Church confront clergy sexual abuse /
"Stories of the tort system as an engine of social justice are rare. Holding Bishops Accountable tells one such story by revealing how pleadings, discovery documents, and depositions fueled media coverage of the scandal. Timothy Lytton shows how the litigation strategy of plaintiffs' lawye...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
|---|---|
| Autor principal: | |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Cambridge, Mass. :
Harvard University Press,
2008.
|
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Stories of the tort system as an engine of social justice are rare. Holding Bishops Accountable tells one such story by revealing how pleadings, discovery documents, and depositions fueled media coverage of the scandal. Timothy Lytton shows how the litigation strategy of plaintiffs' lawyers gave rise to a widespread belief that the real problem was not the actions of individual priests but rather the church's massive institutional failure. The book documents how church and government policymakers responded to the problem of clergy sexual abuse only under the pressure of private lawsuits."--Jacket |
|---|---|
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (286 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-268) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780674066441 0674066448 |