The Law as a Moral Agent
ISBN:
978-3-03-071333-1
Auflage:
1st ed. 2021
Verlag:
Springer International Publishing
Land des Verlags:
Schweiz
Erscheinungsdatum:
31.03.2021
Reihe:
SpringerBriefs in Law
Format:
Softcover
Seitenanzahl:
92
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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?
Schlagwörter
Biografische Anmerkung
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.
