| Nussbaum and Law Revised Edition Contributor(s): West, Robin (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1472443446 ISBN-13: 9781472443441 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $396.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Jurisprudence - Political Science | Human Rights - History |
| Dewey: 340.1 |
| LCCN: 2014957738 |
| Series: Philosophers and Law |
| Physical Information: (2.82 lbs) 552 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The essays collected in this volume reflect the profound impact of Martha Nussbaum's philosophical writings on law and legal scholarship. The capabilities approach that she has largely authored has influenced the approach scholars take to the law of disabilities, both in the United States and in Canada, as well as to international human rights and to domestic private law's protections of vulnerable populations. Her analyses of the relationship between our emotions and our thought and action has triggered a re-assessment of the legal regulation and recognition of emotion in a range of fields, most particularly in the field of criminal law; and her writing on the nature of dignity has informed an understanding of the emerging civil rights of gay and lesbian citizens worldwide. Our appreciation of the role of narrative in legal thought and discourse and the contributions of literature to law and legal culture, have also been broadened and deepened by her contributions. Taken together, and including the introduction by the editor, the essays collected in this volume demonstrate the far-reaching impact of Nussbaum's philosophical oeuvre. |