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Supplying Human Body Parts: A Jewish Law Perspective, Steven Resnicoff
Supplying Human Body Parts: A Jewish Law Perspective, Steven Resnicoff
College of Law Faculty
This article explores two related, but distinct, questions: (1) whether, under Jewish law, it is ethical for someone to buy or sell human body parts, and (2) whether, given Jewish law's perspective, it would be appropriate for the United States to adopt a distribution system that would give preference to people who volunteer to be prospective donors. These questions should interest three different kinds of people: (1) those who seek to abide by Jewish law and, therefore, need to know its rules; (2) those who respect Jewish law, who are curious about it, and who might be persuaded by its …
Lying And Lawyering: Contrasting American And Jewish Law, Steven Resnicoff
Lying And Lawyering: Contrasting American And Jewish Law, Steven Resnicoff
College of Law Faculty
Can desirable ends justify what would otherwise be undesirable means? The answers to this question depends on a variety of factors, including the ends to be accomplished, the means to be employed, the person who would use them, and the parties against whom they would be directed. This article begins by discussing American rules regarding lying by lawyers. The article argues that those rules place insufficient importance on the protection of innocents, have a corrosive effect on the moral values of lawyers who obey them and alienate lawyers who disobey them. The article then examines the Jewish law approach which, …