Description |
1 online resource (xi, 179 pages) |
Series |
Ius gentium ; v. 1 |
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Ius gentium (Dordrecht, Netherlands) ; v. 1.
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Contents |
An introduction to the value of autonomy in law / M.N.S. Sellers -- Autonomy to choose what constitutes family : oxymoron or basic right? / June Carbone -- Approaches to autonomy in capital punishment and assisted suicide / Kandis Scott -- Courts in search of legitimacy : the case of wrongful life / Marc A. Loth -- The autonomy of defense and defense counsel / Philip Traest and Tessa Gombeer -- Checks and balances in the law of international organizations / Jan Klabbers |
Summary |
"Autonomy in the Law considers one of the most important benefits of the rule of law. Juxtaposing European and American conceptions of autonomy in the law of families, capital punishment and, criminal trials reveals the common values that justify all legal systems. Law protects the autonomy of individuals and associations by defending the boundaries of their own self-rule. This book illuminates the fundamental purpose of law by examining how European and American lawyers, judges and citizens do and should apply legal autonomy to the practical circumstances of litigation, legislation and the law."--Jacket |
Notes |
Papers originally presented at the fifth meeting of the European-American Consortium for Legal Education (EACLE), held at American University in Washington, D.C. in May, 2006 |
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Published ... in cooperation with the University of Baltimore Center for International and Comparative Law--P. ix |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Autonomy.
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Liberty.
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Privacy, Right of.
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Civil rights.
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Law -- Philosophy.
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freedom.
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Sciences sociales.
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Sciences humaines.
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Autonomy
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Civil rights
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Law -- Philosophy
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Liberty
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Privacy, Right of
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Sellers, M. N. S. (Mortimer N. S.)
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University of Baltimore. Center for International and Comparative Law.
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ISBN |
9781402082849 |
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1402082843 |
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9781402064890 |
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1402064896 |
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9781402064906 |
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140206490X |
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6611205861 |
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9786611205867 |
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