Martin Luther King Jr. and the Morality of Legal Practice : Lessons in Love and Justice.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012Copyright date: ©2012Description: 1 online resource (328 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781139612968Subject(s): King, Martin Luther, -- Jr., -- 1929-1968 | Law -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States | Lawyers -- United States -- BiographyGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Morality of Legal Practice : Lessons in Love and JusticeDDC classification: 174.30973 LOC classification: KF373.K523 V57 2013Online resources: Click to ViewIntro -- Martin Luther King Jr. and the Morality of Legal Practice -- Title -- Dedication -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Human Dignity -- I. Human Dignity in the Lawyer's Narrative -- II. Dignity as Autonomy -- III. Dignity Grounded in Reality -- IV. Lawyers and Human Dignity -- 2 Agape -- I. King and Agape -- II. Lawyers (and Clients) as Subjects -- III. Lawyers' Trust Problem -- A. Trust under Pressure -- 1. Globalization. -- 2. The Disaggregation of Legal Services. -- 3. The Rise of In-House Counsel. -- 4. The Decline of Self-Regulation. -- 5. Multidisciplinary Practice. -- 6. Law Firm Culture. -- B. Why Trust Matters -- IV. Lawyers as Subjects: Future Prospects -- 3 Personalism -- I. King and Personalism -- II. Lawyers as Personalists -- III. Lawyers' Partisanship Problem -- IV. Lawyers as Healers: Why Clients Should Care -- 4 Justice -- I. King and Justice -- II. Lawyers and the Means of Justice -- III. Lawyers and the Ends of Justice -- 5 Realism -- I. King and Christian Realism -- II. Lawyers as Realists -- III. Christian Realism and the Human Person -- Conclusion -- Index -- Cover.
Explores how Martin Luther King, Jr built his advocacy on moral claims of love, justice and human nature.
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