American Law from a Catholic Perspective : Through a Clearer Lens.

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Religion and Roman Catholicism in American Legal History -- 2 The Ethics of Lawyers and Judges -- 3 A Brief History of American Catholic Legal Education -- 4 Philosophy of Law -- 5 Tort Law from a Catholic Perspective -- 6 American Corporate Law and Catholic Social Thought -- 7 The Meaning of Person -- 8 Church and State -- 9 First Amendment Freedoms and the Right of Privacy -- 10 Equal Protection, Free Speech, and Religious Worship -- 11 United States Immigration Law and Policy Through a Catholic Lens -- 12 Human Dignity and the Death Penalty -- 13 Fidelity and Fairness in Marital Commitments, Covenants, and Contractual Relationships -- 14 Catholic Perspectives on Family Law -- 15 The Odd Couple -- 16 Property Law -- 17 The Call to Stewardship -- 18 American Bankruptcy Law and Catholic Social Theory -- 19 Intellectual Property -- 20 Labor and Employment Law -- 21 International Human Rights, Catholic Social Teaching, and American Practice -- 22 Looking Back, Looking Ahead -- Index -- About the Contributors.

This book is one of the most comprehensive surveys of American legal topics by a gathering of major Catholic legal scholars. Contributors explore, among other subjects, bankruptcy, bioethics, corporate law, ethics, immigration, and many different aspects of constitutional law, including religious freedom, privacy rights, and free speech.

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