The Law as a Moral Agent

Making People Good

von Charles Foster, Jonathan Herring

92 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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?

• Reihe: SpringerBriefs in Law
• Themen: Recht Rechtswissenschaft, allgemein Rechtsmethodik, Rechtstheorie und Rechtsphilosophie
• ISBN: 9783030713331
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 31.03.2021
• Größe: 23.5 x 15.5 cm
• Verlag: Springer International Publishing