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Intro -- 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 |
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Explores how Martin Luther King, Jr built his advocacy on moral claims of love, justice and human nature |
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2020. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries |
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Print version: Vischer, Robert K. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Morality of Legal Practice : Lessons in Love and Justice
New York : Cambridge University Press,c2012 9781107031227
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King, Martin Luther, -- Jr., -- 1929-1968.;Lawyers -- United States -- Biography.;Law -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States
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