Is killing people right? : more great cases that shaped the legal world / Allan C. Hutchinson, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University.

Author
Hutchinson, Allan C., 1951- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
  • ©2016
Description
xi, 164 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

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    "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. Including seminal cases in end of life, abortion and equal rights, this is an ideal introduction for students to legal history and jurisprudence."--Back cover.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-157) and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction : on the road (again)
    • Is killing people right? : law and the end of life
    • Oil on troubled waters : the consequences of civil liability
    • The politics of law : cats, pigeons, and old chestnuts
    • The companies we keep : the moralities of business
    • Shades of Brown : consent and the criminal law
    • Putting up a defence : sex, murder and videotapes
    • Wade-ing into controversy : a case of accidental activism
    • Playing a different tune : fairness in deal-making
    • Conclusion : surfing the tides.
    ISBN
    • 9781107123861 ((hardback))
    • 1107123860 ((hardback))
    • 9781107560888 ((pbk.))
    • 1107560888 ((pbk.))
    LCCN
    2015036201
    OCLC
    921426573
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