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Persons and Masks of the Law: Cardozo, Holmes, Jefferson, and Wythe as Makers of the Masks
Jr. John T. Noonan
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Description for Persons and Masks of the Law: Cardozo, Holmes, Jefferson, and Wythe as Makers of the Masks
Paperback. Legal thought in America has always focused on the rules rather than on the persons affected by the rules. This text aims to restore the balance by taking a person-centred view of the law. The author shows how even great jurists have chosen the "masks of the law" over persons. Num Pages: 227 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBT; LN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 318.
Legal thought in this country has always focused on the rules rather than on the persons affected by the rules. Persons and Masks of the Law restores the balance by taking a person-centered view of the law. The author shows how even great jurists have chosen the "masks of the law" over persons, his surprising examples being Thomas Jefferson, George Wythe, Benjamin Cardozo, and Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. - four of the greatest lawyers of the United States. Noonan discusses how the concept of property, applied to a person, is a perfect mask since no trace of human identity remains. ... Read more
Legal thought in this country has always focused on the rules rather than on the persons affected by the rules. Persons and Masks of the Law restores the balance by taking a person-centered view of the law. The author shows how even great jurists have chosen the "masks of the law" over persons, his surprising examples being Thomas Jefferson, George Wythe, Benjamin Cardozo, and Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. - four of the greatest lawyers of the United States. Noonan discusses how the concept of property, applied to a person, is a perfect mask since no trace of human identity remains. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
227
Condition
New
Number of Pages
227
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520235236
SKU
V9780520235236
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About Jr. John T. Noonan
John T. Noonan Jr. has served as Judge on the United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit since 1986. He is Robbins Professor Emeritus at Boalt School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, and the author of prize-winning work in history, philosophy, and theology. His books include The Lustre of Our Country: The American Experience ... Read more
Reviews for Persons and Masks of the Law: Cardozo, Holmes, Jefferson, and Wythe as Makers of the Masks
"A classic work, highly influential, widely cited." - Martin Shapiro, author of Seeking the Center "I am struck by the timelessness of the work. I have always thought of it as a great book. What I now see is that it is a book that will never be out of date. The reason is simple: it brings a great legal ... Read more