LEADER 03637nam 22005895 450 001 9910502620403321 005 20240307121251.0 010 $a9783030675431 010 $a3030675432 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-67543-1 035 $a(CKB)4100000012024308 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6721311 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6721311 035 $a(OCoLC)1287136732 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-67543-1 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000012024308 100 $a20210906d2021 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurbn#|||a|a|| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aJustice before the Law /$fby Michael Huemer 205 $a1st ed. 2021. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2021. 215 $a1 online resource 311 08$aPrint version: Huemer, Michael, 1969- author. Justice before the law Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2021. 9783030675424 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPart I: Foundations for a Defense of Justice -- Chapter 1. Introduction. - Chapter 2. Law and Morality -- Part II: Legal Injustices -- Chapter 3. Unjust Laws -- Chapter 4. The Price of Justice -- Chapter 5. Conviction by Blackmail -- Chapter 6. Unjust Punishments -- Chapter 7. Abuse of Power -- Part III: In Defense of Justice -- Chapter 8. The Primacy of Justice -- Chapter 9. The Authority of Law -- Chapter 10. Role Playing -- Chapter 11 The Rule of Law. 330 $aAmerica's legal system harbors serious, widespread injustices. Many defendants are sent to prison for nonviolent offenses, including many victimless crimes. Convicts often serve draconian sentences in crowded prisons rife with abuse. Almost all defendants are convicted without trial because prosecutors threaten defendants with drastically higher sentences if they request a trial. Most Americans are terrified of encountering any kind of legal trouble, knowing that both civil and criminal courts are extremely slow, unreliable, and expensive to use. This book explores the largest injustices in the legal system and what can be done about them. Besides proposing institutional reforms, the author argues that prosecutors, judges, lawyers, and jury members ought to place justice before the law - for example, by refusing to enforce unjust laws or impose unjust sentences. Issues addressed include: · The philosophical basis for judgments about rights and justice · The problems of overcriminalization and mass incarceration · Abuse of power by police and prosecutors · The injustice of plea bargaining · The appropriateness of jury nullification · The authority of the law, or the lack thereof Justice Before the Law is essential reading for everyone interested in legal ethics, the rule of law, and criminal justice. It is also ideal for students of legal philosophy. 606 $aLaw$xPhilosophy 606 $aPolitical science$xPhilosophy 606 $aEthics 606 $aPhilosophy of Law 606 $aPolitical Philosophy 606 $aMoral Philosophy and Applied Ethics 615 0$aLaw$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aPolitical science$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aEthics. 615 14$aPhilosophy of Law. 615 24$aPolitical Philosophy. 615 24$aMoral Philosophy and Applied Ethics. 676 $a320.01 676 $a174.30973 700 $aHuemer$b Michael$0971662 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910502620403321 996 $aJustice before the law$92870664 997 $aUNINA