'Great cases' are those judicial decisions around which the common law pivots. In a sequel to the instant classic Is Eating People Wrong?, 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. Across the courts' diverse and uncoordinated attempts to adapt to changing conditions and shifting demands, it shows the law as the living, breathing and down-the-street experience it really is. Including seminal cases in end of life, abortion and equal rights, this is an ideal introduction for students to legal history and jurisprudence.
Author(s): Allan C. Hutchinson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Year: 2016
Language: English
Pages: 176
City: Cambridge
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Preface
1 Introduction: on the road (again)
2 Is killing people right?: law and the end of life
3 Oil on troubled waters
4 The politics of law: cats, pigeons and old chestnuts
5 The companies we keep: the moralities of business
6 Fifty shades of Brown: consent and the criminal law
7 Putting up a defence: sex, murder and videotapes
8 Wade-ing into controversy
9 Playing a different tune: fairness in deal making
10 Conclusion: surfing the tides
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