Justice before the Law 1st Edition by Huemer

Justice before the Law – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9783030675424,3030675424

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 3030675424
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-3030675424
• Author(s) :  Huemer, Michael

America’s legal system harbors serious, widespread injustices. Many defendants are sent to prison for nonviolent offenses, including many victimless crimes. Convicts often serve draconian sentences in crowded prisons rife with abuse. Almost all defendants are convicted without trial because prosecutors threaten defendants with drastically higher sentences if they request a trial. Most Americans are terrified of encountering any kind of legal trouble, knowing that both civil and criminal courts are extremely slow, unreliable, and expensive to use. This book explores the largest injustices in the legal system and what can be done about them. Besides proposing institutional reforms, the author argues that prosecutors, judges, lawyers, and jury members ought to place justice before the law – for example, by refusing to enforce unjust laws or impose unjust sentences. Issues addressed include:

·         The philosophical basis for judgments about rights and justice

·         The problems of overcriminalization and mass incarceration

·         Abuse of power by police and prosecutors

·         The injustice of plea bargaining

·         The appropriateness of jury nullification

·         The authority of the law, or the lack thereof

Table contents:

1: Introduction
2: Law and Morality
3: Unjust Laws
4: The Price of Justice
5: Extorted Pleas

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