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LAW'S TASK
THE TRAGIC CIRCLE OF LAW, JUSTICE AND HUMAN SUFFERING |
| By: |
Louis E. Wolcher, Professor Tom D. Campbell |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£145.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0754671321 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780754671329 |
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| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 October, 2008 |
| Series: |
Applied Legal Philosophy |
| Pages: |
278 |
| Description: |
Places the idea of law's ultimate task in the context of what actually happens when people seek to do justice and enforce legal rights in a world that is inflected by the desperation and suffering of the many. This book traces the rule of law all the way down to its most fundamental level: universal human suffering. |
| Synopsis: |
What is the ultimate task of law? This deceptively simple question guides this volume towards a radically original philosophical interpretation of law and justice. Weaving together the philosophical, jurisprudential and ethical problems suggested by five general terms - thinking, human suffering, legal meaning, time and tragedy - the book places the idea of law's ultimate task in the context of what actually happens when people seek to do justice and enforce legal rights in a world that is inflected by the desperation and suffering of the many. It traces the rule of law all the way down to its most fundamental level: the existence of universal human suffering and how it is that law-doers inflict or tolerate that suffering. |
| Illustrations: |
includes 12 b&w illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Ashgate Publishing Limited |
| Returns: |
Returnable |