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Limits of legality : the ethics of lawless judging /

Combining ethical theory with discussions of caselaw, Jeffrey Brand-Ballard challenges arguments for the traditional view, including arguments from the fact that judges swear oaths to uphold the law, and arguments from our duty to obey the law, among others.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brand-Ballard, Jeffrey
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Judicial ethics > United States.
Judicial corruption > United States.
Rule of law > United States.
Juges > Déontologie > États-Unis.
Corruption judiciaire > États-Unis.
Règle de droit > États-Unis.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Business Ethics.
Judicial corruption
Judicial ethics
Rule of law
United States
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Combining ethical theory with discussions of caselaw, Jeffrey Brand-Ballard challenges arguments for the traditional view, including arguments from the fact that judges swear oaths to uphold the law, and arguments from our duty to obey the law, among others.
Item Description:"Oxford scholarship online."
Title from home page (viewed Sept. 7, 2010).
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199711796
0199711798
9780199867011
0199867011