American Law from a Catholic Perspective

doi:10.5771/9780810889187

American Law from a Catholic Perspective

Through a Clearer Lens

1. Edition 2015

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doi.org/10.5771/9780810889187
ISBN print: 978-0-8108-8917-0
ISBN online: 978-0-8108-8918-7
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham

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Abstract

Edited by Ronald J. Rychlak, American Law from a Catholic Perspective is one of the most comprehensive surveys of American legal topics by major Catholic legal scholars. Contributors explore bankruptcy, corporate law, environmental law, family law, immigration, labor law, military law, property, torts, and several different aspects of constitutional law, among other subjects. Readers will find probing arguments that bring to bear the critical perspective of Catholic social thought on American legal jurisprudence. Essays include Michael Ariens’s account of Catholicism in the intellectual discipline of legal history, William Saunders’s assessment of human rights and Catholic social teaching, Hadley Arkes’s look at the place of Catholic social thought with respect to bioethics, and many others on major legal topics and their intersection with Catholic social teaching.

American Law from a Catholic Perspective is essential reading for all Catholic lawyers, judges, and law students, as well as an important contribution to non-Catholic readers seeking guidance from a faith tradition on questions of legal jurisprudence. Based on well-developed and established ideas in Catholic social thought, the evaluations, suggestions, and remedies offer ample food for thought and a basis for action in the realm of legal scholarship.

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i–xviii Preface i–xviii
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
1–12 1 Religion and Roman Catholicism in American Legal History 1–12
13–26 2 The Ethics of Lawyers and Judges 13–26
27–44 3 A Brief History of American Catholic Legal Education 27–44
45–60 4 Philosophy of Law 45–60
61–72 5 Tort Law from a Catholic Perspective 61–72
73–82 6 American Corporate Law and Catholic Social Thought 73–82
83–94 7 The Meaning of Person 83–94
95–106 8 Church and State 95–106
107–122 9 First Amendment Freedoms and the Right of Privacy 107–122
123–136 10 Equal Protection, Free Speech, and Religious Worship 123–136
137–148 11 United States Immigration Law and Policy Through a Catholic Lens 137–148
149–158 12 Human Dignity and the Death Penalty 149–158
159–170 13 Fidelity and Fairness in Marital Commitments, Covenants, and Contractual Relationships 159–170
171–182 14 Catholic Perspectives on Family Law 171–182
183–196 15 The Odd Couple 183–196
197–212 16 Property Law 197–212
213–228 17 The Call to Stewardship 213–228
229–238 18 American Bankruptcy Law and Catholic Social Theory 229–238
239–252 19 Intellectual Property 239–252
253–264 20 Labor and Employment Law 253–264
265–276 21 International Human Rights, Catholic Social Teaching, and American Practice 265–276
277–288 22 Looking Back, Looking Ahead 277–288
289–298 Index 289–298
299–307 About the Contributors 299–307

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