Law and the Relational Self

Sommario

1. The concept of the relational self; 2. Law and the vulnerable self; 3. Law and the caring self; 4. Law and the abused self; 5. Medical law and the relational self; 6. Family law and the relational self; 7. Criminal law and the relational self; 8. Concluding thoughts.

Info autore

Jonathan Herring is a Fellow in Law at Exeter College, and Professor of Law at the Law Faculty, at the University of Oxford. He has written on family law, medical law, criminal law and legal issues surrounding care and old age. His books include: Vulnerability, Childhood and the Law (2018); Human Thriving and the Law (2018, with C. Foster); Medical Law and Ethics (2018); Criminal Law (2018); and Family Law (9th edition, forthcoming).

Riassunto

This book argues that the most important thing to people and society is relationships, although the law emphasises individual rights and interests. The book offers a profound challenge to individualist ways of understanding the law and offers a new radical relational approach.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jonathan Herring, Jonathan (University of Oxford) Herring, Herring Jonathan
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.11.2019
• EAN: 9781108425131
• ISBN: 978-1-108-42513-1
• Pagine: 270
• Serie: Law in Context
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Altro; LAW / Jurisprudence, Jurisprudence & general issues, Jurisprudence and general issues