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Informationen zum Autor Professor Ronald J. Rychlak is the Jamie L. Whitten Chair of Law and Government at the University of Mississippi School of Law. In addition to serving as an advisor to the Holy See's mission to the United Nations, he has authored or coauthored eight books on law and modern Catholic history. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Gerard V. BradleyPreface 1.Religion and Roman Catholicism in American Legal History Michael Ariens2.The Ethics of Lawyers and Judges: Perspectives from Catholic Social Teaching Robert A. Destro3.A Brief History of American Catholic Legal Education: The Arc of an Uncertain Identity John M. Breen and Lee J. Strang4.Philosophy of Law Robert P. George5.Tort Law from a Catholic Perspective Ronald J. Rychlak6.American Corporate Law and Catholic Social Thought John M. Czarnetzky7.The Meaning of Person: A Catholic Legal Perspective Robert John Araujo, SJ8.Church and State Richard S. Myers9.First Amendment Freedoms and the Right of Privacy: The Necessary Connection Between Rights and Human Dignity That the U.S. Supreme Court Often Fails to Make Stephen M. Krason10.Equal Protection, Free Speech, and Religious Worship Timothy J. Tracey11.United States Immigration Law and Policy Through a Catholic Lens Michael A. Scaperlanda12.Human Dignity and the Death Penalty: Comparing Catholic Social Teaching and Eighth Amendment Jurisprudence Dorie Klein13.Fidelity and Fairness in Marital Commitments, Covenants, and Contractual Relationships: Mulieris Dignitatem's Wisdom Kevin H. Govern14.Catholic Perspectives on Family Law Bill Piatt15.The Odd Couple: Comparing U.S. Military Law and Roman Catholic Ideology Richard V. Meyer16.Property Law D. Brian Scarnecchia17.The Call to Stewardship: A Catholic Perspective on Environmental Responsibility Lucia A. Silecchia18.American Bankruptcy Law and Catholic Social Theory John M. Czarnetzky19.Intellectual Property Thomas C. Berg20.Labor and Employment Law David L. Gregory21.International Human Rights, Catholic Social Teaching, and American Practice: The Case of Human Rights Treaty Committees William L. Saunders22.Looking Back, Looking Ahead: A Strategy for the Pro-Life Movement Hadley ArkesIndex...
