Students Guide To The Study Of Law (Guides To Major Disciplines)

A law professor's concise look at legal concepts, landmark cases, and the complex relationship between law and morality. In a society in which courts, and hence lawyers, have achieved extraordinary power, it is not surprising that the discipline of law is contentious and controversial. In A Student's Guide to the Study of Law, Gerard V. Bradley, professor of law at the University of Notre Dame Law School and an expert in the areas of constitutional law and law and religion, introduces readers to the major concepts, cases, and thinkers that have shaped American legal scholarship and history. He also helps readers better understand what, at bottom, is at stake in the different understandings of the nature of law that drive many of our national debates. In A Society In Which Courts, And Hence Lawyers, Have Achieved Extraordinary Power, It Is Not Surprising That The Discipline Of Law Is Contentious And Controversial. In A Student's Guide To The Study Of Law, Gerard V. Bradley, Professor Of Law At The University Of Notre Dame Law School And An Expert In The Areas Of Constitutional Law And Law And Religion, Introduces Readers To The Major Concepts, Cases, And Thinkers That Have Shaped American Legal Scholarship And History. He Also Helps Readers Better Understand What, At Bottom, Is At Stake In The Different Understandings Of The Nature Of Law That Drive Many Of Our National Debates.--publisher's Website. What Law Is For: Persons And Their Communities. Persons ; Marriage ; Religion ; Moral Foundations Of Law -- Law, Culture, Morality, And Relativism -- Religion, Morality, And The Constitution -- Crime And Punishment -- Conclusion -- Appendices. Moral Neutrality ; Privacy, Etc. ; Determinatio ; Conflicts In Conscience Between Morality And Law ; You Can't Legislate Morality ; Positivism And Natural Law. Gerard V. Bradley ; With A Bibliographic Essay By Cory L. Andrews. Includes Bibliographical References. The ISI Guides to the Major Disciplines are reader-friendly introductions to the most important fields of knowledge in the liberal arts. Written by leading scholars for both students and the general public, they will be appreciated by anyone desiring a reliable and informative tour of important subject matter. Each title offers an historical overview of a particular discipline, explains the central ideas of each subject, and evaluates the works of thinkers whose ideas have shaped our world. They will aid students seeking to make better decisions about their course of study as well as general readers who wish to supplement their education. All who treasure the world of ideas and liberal learning will be motivated by these original and stimulating presentations.