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The Moral Theology Of Atticus Finch, Thomas L. Shaffer

Journal Articles

Heroes are identified by the needs of those who choose them. In the case of Atticus Finch, heroism centered on his insistence in telling the truth. In this article, Thomas L. Shaffer explores the idea that this truth was (I) an expression of the person he was and of the community he sought for his children and neighbors; (II) an expression of the virtue of courage and also (and therefore) the expression of a theology; (III) a political act; and (IV) a professional act. As early as 1854, Judge Sharswood (chief justice, law dean and eminent lawyer) could draw a …

Religion And Religious Law In The Quest For Marital Harmony: Developments In The Jurisprudence Of Contemporary Canon Law, William W. Bassett

UC Law SF International Law Review

Canon law of the* Roman Catholic Church has undergone a transformation in the 20th Century. One area of great change is the church's conception of marriage. The author reviews the basis for the church's new views and the effect of these views on Catholic marriages and divorces.

Practice Of Law As Moral Discourse, Thomas L. Shaffer

Notre Dame Law Review

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The Practice Of Law As Moral Discourse, Thomas L. Shaffer

Journal Articles

The beginning and end of a lawyer's professional life is talking with a client about what is to be done. I My claim here is that this is a moral conversation. I will suggest three ethical orientations which seem to govern the conversation, and then weigh the adequacy of each of the three orientations.

Epieikeia: Equitable Lawmaking In The Construction Of Statutes, Raymond B. Marcin

Scholarly Articles

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The Interaction Of Religion And Law--A Post-Vatican Ii Roman Catholic Perspective, James F. Bresnahan

UC Law Journal

The work of the German theologian, Karl Roliner, cleared theological ground for the achievement of Vatican II and continues to have a significant intellectual influence on current Roman Catholic thought. In this Article, the author utilizes Roliner's thought as the basis for his own suggestion of a way of viewing the religion-law relationship from a contemporary Roman Catholic perspective.

Introduction To The Translation Of The Abortion Decision Of The Federal Constitution Court Of The Federal Republic Of Germany West German Abortion Decision: A Contrast To Roe V. Wade: Introduction, 9 J. Marshall J. Prac. & Proc. 557 (1976), John D. Gorby

UIC Law Review

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Ethical Considerations In Human Experimentation, Charles E. Curran

Duquesne Law Review

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Proposed State Euthanasia Statutes: A Philosophical And Legal Analysis, Erik Kapner

Hofstra Law Review

In recent years medical science has improved its ability to prolong life through sophisticated life support systems while as yet it has been unable to reverse the progress of fatal disease or the ravages of total physical injury. We have seen an increasing number of patients incurably ill, yet not allowed to die. This has resulted in a renewed interest in euthanasia as a remedy. This comment will examine the philosophical and legal underpinnings of euthanasia legislation; and further, it will analyze three specific pieces of legislation to determine how they deal with the major concerns of both the opponents …

Natural Law And The Marriage Of Christians, Robert E. Rodes

Journal Articles

Traditional Catholic marriage doctrine is under a good deal of pressure these days, and much of the pressure seems to come from canonists. It is not surprising that this should be the case. The ideal of Christian lovers giving themselves to one another irrevocably, and living out their commitment, with God's help, until death has lost none of its attractiveness. But as the canonists reflect on what they are doing, they become increasingly disturbed by their inability to offer a practical way out to people who have signally failed to implement the ideal in their lives.

Nevertheless, it seems to …

Forcible Rape: Bibliography, Duncan Chappell, Gilbert Geis, Faith Fogarty

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

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The Catholic University Of America, 1909-1928: The Rectorship Of Thomas Joseph Shahan, Blase Robert Dixon

Miscellaneous Historical Documents

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Book Reviews

Fordham Law Review

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Abortion-On-Demand: Whose Morality, Robert M. Byrn

Notre Dame Law Review

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Challenges To Humanitarian Legal Approaches For Eliminating The Hazards Of Drunk Alcoholic Drivers, Joseph W. Little

Georgia Law Review

Two epidemics ravage this country. One is the plague of highway crashes that claims the lives of three scores of thousands of Americans each year. The other is the scourge of alcoholism that brings not only personal degradation to the lives of six million sufferers but also despair, hardship, suffering and death to countless nonalcoholic persons. As even a cursory review of current legal literature will reveal, research findings demonstrate beyond any doubt that these two epidemics are not mutually independent. Although one is rarely able to place definite causal blame upon any single factor in any instance, statistical evidence …

The Role Of Rules In Law And Morality, Frederick S. Carney

SMU Law Review

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Soviet International Law: An Exemplar For Optimal Decision Theory Analysis, James L. Hildebrand

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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Vol. 21, No. 4, February 9, 1967, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Two Programs Being Presented in the Lounge Today •Weekend Forecast •St. Antoine Article Cites Clash Between Antitrust Law and Collective Bar-Gaining •Prof. Pierce Named to State Government Advisory Panel •Report from the Board •Visiting for the Semester: Rev. David C. Bayne •Announcement •Letter to the Editor •Weekender •Sports

The Hermeneutic Function Of The Principle Of Double Effect, Peter Knauer

Natural Law Forum

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Abortion And The Catholic Church: A Summary History, John T. Noonan Jr.

Natural Law Forum

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Book Reviews, Roger Paul Peters, William B. Gould

Notre Dame Law Review

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Indicated Blood Transfusions And The Adult Jehovah's Witness: Trial Judge's Dillemma, William C. Cunningham

Valparaiso University Law Review

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Abortion, The Law, And Human Life, Thomas L. Shaffer

Valparaiso University Law Review

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Abortion, The Law And Human Life, Thomas L. Shaffer

Journal Articles

The issue in abortion "reform" is whether existing criminal sanctions against doctors and pregnant women should be abolished or liberalized. From one point of view this is the question presented in any discussion of the criminal law—whether people should be put in jail for doing something. From another viewpoint, it is the question presented in any discussion of existing law—whether the reformers, who presumably have the burden of proof, have made a case. The controversy will be especially interesting to Indiana lawyers, who last winter saw an abortion-reform proposal pass both houses of the General Assembly and then die (abort?) …

A Suggestion For The Renewal Of The Canon Law, Robert E. Rodes

Journal Articles

Among the recommendations adopted by the Canon Law Society of America at its last annual meeting was one for bringing the insights of legal traditions besides the Roman to bear on the canonical system. The following suggestions are derived from the insights of my tradition, the common law tradition. That aspect of the common law tradition that I believe has most to contribute to the development of the canon law is concerned not so much with the particular rules of law as with the basic techniques of legal analysis. The common law tradition of legal analysis, as it has been …

Moral Preemption Part Ii: The Natural Law And Conscience-Based Claims In Relation To Legitimate State Expectations, Joseph J. Farraher

UC Law Journal

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Real Crimes And Quasi Crimes, P. J. Fitzgerald

Natural Law Forum

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The Inviolability Of The Right To Be Born, Robert F. Drinan

Case Western Reserve Law Review

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Law And Psychiatry Detente Entente Or Concomitance , David W. Louisell, Bernard L. Diamond

Cornell Law Review

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The Imperative Of Modernized Criminal Law Teaching, B. J. George Jr.

Kentucky Law Journal

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