The law sometimes requires judges to reach results that they consider unjust.Most people assume that judges have a moral obligation to apply the law correctly in such cases. Jeffrey Brand-Ballard challenges arguments for this view, defending a less restrictive ethics of adjudication that still supports the rule of law. INDICE: Part One ; I: Introduction; II: Practical Reasons and Judicial Use of Force; III: Deviating from Legal Standards; IV: The Legal Duties of Judges; V: The Normative Classification of Legal Results; VI: Reasons to Deviate;VII: Adherence Rules; VIII: Obeying Adherence Rules; IX: The Judicial Oath; In XLegal Duty and Political Obligation; Part Two ; XI: Systemic Effects; XII: Agent-Relative Principles; }n XIIIOptimal Adherence Rules; XV: Treating Like Cases Alike; XVI: Implementation; XVII: Theoretical Implications; XVIII: Conclusion
- ISBN: 978-0-19-534229-1
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 366
- Fecha Publicación: 29/07/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés