Conflicts of Law and Morality

by Kent Greenawalt

Book Overview

Powerful emotion and pursuit of self-interest have many times led people to break the law with the belief that they are doing so with sound moral reasons. This study, a comprehensive philosophical and legal analysis of the gray area in which the foundations of law and morality clash, views these oblique circumstances from two perspectives: that of the person who faces a possible conflict between the claims of morality and law and must choose whether...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195058240
• ISBN13: 9780195058246
• Release Date: May 1989
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

A Scholar With Learning and Style

A retired lawyer, I found this book to be excellent. It is interesting, informative and readable by all. Have you ever heard of a situation where the application of a rule or law seemed to produce a result that seemed obviously unjust? Perhaps a situation involving a "zero tolerance" rule? Well, from the author, I learned of the practice of "rule departure". This knowledge prompted me to use 'rule departure' (and describe it) in a brief published article. [...] I definitely recommend this book to all who have an interest in law and morality.