A Student's Guide to the Study of Law

by Bradley, Gerard V.

• ISBN13: 9781882926978
• ISBN10: 1882926978
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-28
• Publisher: Isi Books

Summary

TheISI Guides to the Major Disciplinesare reader-friendly introductions to the most important fields of knowledge in the liberal arts. Written by leading scholars for both students and the general public, they will be appreciated by anyone desiring a reliable and informative tour of important subject matter. Each title offers an historical overview of a particular discipline, explains the central ideas of each subject, and evaluates the works of thinkers whose ideas have shaped our world. They will aid students seeking to make better decisions about their course of study as well as general readers who wish to supplement their education. All who treasure the world of ideas and liberal learning will be motivated by these original and stimulating presentations.

Author Biography

Gerard V. Bradley is Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame Law School. A well-known

scholar in the field of constitutional law, as well as law and religion, his books include Catholicism, Liberalism, and Communitarianism and Church-State Relationships in America.

Table of Contents

Preface	1	(5)
Introduction	6	(4)
1. What Law Is For: Persons and Their Communities	10	(29)
A. Persons	17	(8)
B. Marriage	25	(4)
C. Religion	29	(5)
D. Moral Foundations of Law	34	(5)
2. Law, Culture, Morality—And Relativism	39	(21)
3. Religion, Morality, and the Constitution	60	(11)
4. Crime and Punishment	71	(14)
Conclusion	85	(2)
APPENDICES
A. Moral Neutrality	87	(3)
B. Privacy, Etc.	90	(5)
C. Determinatio	95	(5)
D. Conflicts in Conscience between Morality and Law	100	(3)
E. "You Can't Legislate Morality"	103	(4)
F. Positivism and Natural Law	107	(4)
Notes	111	(4)
BIBLIOGRAPHIC ESSAY by Cory L. Andrews	115