Holding Bishops Accountable - How Lawsuits Helped the Catholic Church Confront Clergy Sexual Abuse

Informationen zum Autor Timothy D. Lytton is Distinguished University Professor and Professor of Law at Georgia State University College of Law. Zusammenfassung Child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy and its cover-up by church officials have obscured the story of the tort system’s success in bringing the scandal to light. The lessons of clergy litigation give reason to reconsider the case for tort reform and to examine how tort litigation can enhance performance of policymaking institutions.

Product details

• Authors: Timothy D. Lytton
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2008
• EAN: 9780674028104
• ISBN: 978-0-674-02810-4
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 241 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, LAW / Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, United States of America, USA, Jurisprudence & general issues, Sexual abuse and harassment, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Legal systems: courts and procedures