Equal Justice - Fair Legal Systems in an Unfair World

It cannot be fair that wealthy people enjoy better legal outcomes. That is why Frederick Wilmot-Smith argues that justice requires equal access to legal resources. At his most radical, he urges us to rethink the centrality of the market to legal systems, so that those without means can secure justice and the rich cannot escape the law's demands.

About the author

Frederick Wilmot-Smith is a Fellow of All Souls College, University of Oxford. He has written on law and the legal system for, among other publications, the London Review of Books.

Summary

It cannot be fair that wealthy people enjoy better legal outcomes. That is why Frederick Wilmot-Smith argues that justice requires equal access to legal resources. At his most radical, he urges us to rethink the centrality of the market to legal systems, so that those without means can secure justice and the rich cannot escape the law’s demands.

Product details

• Authors: Frederick Wilmot-Smith, Wilmot-Smith Frederick
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9780674237568
• ISBN: 978-0-674-23756-8
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; Law, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, LAW / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, social and political philosophy, Political science and theory, Judicial Review, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law