Martin Luther King Jr And The Morality Of Legal Practice

This book seeks to reframe our understanding of the lawyer's work by exploring how Martin Luther King, Jr built his advocacy on a coherent set of moral claims regarding the demands of love and justice in light of human nature. King never shirked from staking out challenging claims of moral truth, even while remaining open to working with those who rejected those truths. His example should inspire the legal profession as a reminder that truth-telling, even in a society that often appears morally balkanized, has the capacity to move hearts and minds. At the same time, his example should give the profession pause, for King's success would have been impossible without his substantive views about human nature and the ends of justice. This book is an effort to reframe our conception of morality's relevance to professionalism through the lens provided by the public and prophetic advocacy of Dr King.

Explores how Martin Luther King, Jr built his advocacy on moral claims of love, justice and human nature.

The most student-focused guide to legal ethics, encouraging questioning, reflection and discussion to develop a personal response to ethical issues.Who would or should defend a potential murderer in court?How do professions regulate themselves?Is 'no win-no fee' an ethical system?Where is the line in a 'suitable' client-advocate relationship?Jonathan Herring provides a clear and engaging overview of legal ethics, highlighting that the issues surrounding professional conduct are not always black and white and raising interesting questions about how lawyers act and what their role entails. Key topics, such as confidentiality, negligence, and fees are covered, with references throughout to the professional codes of conduct.Features throughout the textbook to aid student learning include:USBLHighlighting of key cases, principles, and definitionsBEUEUSBLInclusion of a variety of viewpoints through coverage of cases, popular media, and scholarly articlesBEUEUSBLUse of 'digging deeper' and 'alternative viewpoint' boxes which encourage critical reflection and better understanding of key theories and topicsBEUEUSBLExtracts from the professional handbooks and codes of conduct are explained in detail in 'Follow the code' boxesBEUE New to this edition: USBLUpdated content in light of new editions of professional guidanceBEUEUSBLNew material on use of social mediaBEUEUSBLExamination of developments in professional ethics regarding sexual misconductBEUEUSBLGreater focus and coverage on the importance of diversityBEUE Digital formats and resourcesThe 3rd edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats.The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks

Combining theory with real-world examples, this book explores the classic problems of legal ethics and the philosophy of law.

Erwin Smith attempts in this text to pull together Martin Luther King Jr's moral perspectives on selected social problems, such as marriage and family life, racism, war and peace, economics, and the relationship between church and society.

From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "If I Stay" Allyson Healeys life is exactly like her suitcase--packed, planned, ordered. Then on the last day of her three-week post-graduation European tour, she meets Willem. A free-spirited, roving actor, Willem is everything shes not, and when he invites her to abandon her plans and come to Paris with him, Allyson says yes. This uncharacteristic decision leads to a day of risk and romance, liberation and intimacy: 24 hours that will transform Allysons life. A book about love, heartbreak, travel, identity, and the "accidents" of fate, "Just One Day" shows us how sometimes in order to get found, you first have to get lost. . . and how often the people we are seeking are much closer than we know. The first in a sweepingly romantic duet of novels. Willems story--"Just One Year"--is coming soon

This volume explores the development of Martin Luther King, Jr's understanding of the relationship between religion, morality, law and politics. This work is part of a broader effort by scholars in various fields to examine unexplored areas in the life, thought and activism of Martin Luther King, Jr. This study is also an in-depth analysis of King's views on the roles that religion and morality ought to play, not only in public debate concerning political choices and law, but also in efforts to create political and legal structures that are just and to perpetuate participatory democracy. Beginning with the social, political and economic implications of King's vision of the New South and his prophetic critique of southern civil religion, this study casts King in the role of political liberal, consummate politician and political theologian. This book focuses attention on King's refusal to separate religious faith and moral considerations from politics, legal matters and social reformism. It demonstrates King's remarkable abilitiy to transcend church-state boundaries and to formulate an alliance that permeated every facet of American life.