The Law of Freedom
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The Law of Freedom

Justice and Mercy in the Practice of Law

  1. 192 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Law of Freedom

Justice and Mercy in the Practice of Law

About this book

The Law of Freedom: Justice and Mercy in the Practice of Law examines the legal and theological roots of the concept of equity, and the implications that the diminishment of equity as a legal concept has for the moral dilemmas faced by the practicing lawyer. Meditating on the book of Micah, the book argues that the Christian duty asks for both strict justice and gracious mercy, with the prophet's third value--humility--essential for both the individual lawyer and the legal system as a whole to balance strict justice and mercy.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Foreword
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Abbreviations
  6. Chapter 1: Jacob’s Lawyer
  7. Chapter 2: The Lawyer’s Dilemma
  8. Chapter 3: How Our Legal System Creates the Lawyer’s Dilemma
  9. Chapter 4: The Dilemma in the Bible: The Book of Micah
  10. Chapter 5: A Brief History of (Legal) Equity
  11. Chapter 6: The Theology of Equity: Thomas Aquinas and John Calvin
  12. Chapter 7: The Theology of Equity (Continued): Equity English Style
  13. Chapter 8: Clients vs. Courts: The Dilemma in History and Theology
  14. Chapter 9: Humility: Virtue or Vice?
  15. Chapter 10: Jacob’s Lawyer (Part Two): Equity in Action
  16. Chapter 11: Orley Farm: Trollope’s Case Study in Equity
  17. Chapter 12: Conclusion: The Decadence of Equity?
  18. Afterword: Equality versus Equity
  19. Further Reading
  20. Bibliography