The Law as a Moral Agent

Making People Good

Charles Foster, Jonathan Herring (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

VII, 92 Seiten

2021 | 1st ed. 2021
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-030-71333-1 (ISBN)

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This book examines the controversial and repercussive contention that an objective of the law should be to promote personal morality - to make people ethically better. It surveys a number of domains, including criminal law, tort law, contract law, family law, and medical law (particularly the realm of moral enhancement technologies) asking for each: (a) Does the existing law seek to promote personal morality? (b) If so, what is the account of morality promoted, and what is the substantive content? (c) Does it work? and (d) Is this a legitimate objective?

lt;b>Charles Foster is a Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, and a Fellow of Green Templeton College, University of Oxford. He is also a practising barrister.

Jonathan Herring is Professor of Law at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Exeter College, University of Oxford.

Introduction.- Contract and the law of property.- Tort.- Family law.- Criminal law.- Medical law.- Moral enhancement.- Epilogue

Erscheinungsdatum	09.04.2021
Reihe/Serie	SpringerBriefs in Law
Zusatzinfo	VII, 92 p.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	168 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Schlagworte	Ethical behavior • ethics • Jurisprudence • Law and Morality • Morality • Personal morality
ISBN-10	3-030-71333-4 / 3030713334
ISBN-13	978-3-030-71333-1 / 9783030713331
Zustand	Neuware