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Unequal Justice: Lawyers And Social Change In Modern America, By Jerold S. Auerbach (Book Review), David A. Dittfurth
Unequal Justice: Lawyers And Social Change In Modern America, By Jerold S. Auerbach (Book Review), David A. Dittfurth
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In Unequal Justice, Jerold S. Auerbach attempts to prove that the legal profession has failed to adequately pursue equality of justice. He finds little evidence that the legal profession or its dominant factions have made an adequate effort to assure the provision of legal services according to need. On the contrary, most of the historical evidence presented in this book leads one to believe that the legal profession has accepted profit as its real goal.
The author contends that, because the legal profession is responsible for formulating and applying law in a very legalistic society, it serves a very important …