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Injustice, Inequality And Ethics, Michigan Law Review Feb 1984

Injustice, Inequality And Ethics, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Injustice, Inequality, and Ethics by Robin Barrow

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Defending Equality: A View From The Cave, James S. Fishkin Feb 1984

Defending Equality: A View From The Cave, James S. Fishkin

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Spheres of Justice: A Defense of Pluralism and Equality by Michael Walzer

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The Meaning Of Equality In Law, Science, Math, And Morals: A Reply, Peter Westen Jan 1983

The Meaning Of Equality In Law, Science, Math, And Morals: A Reply, Peter Westen

Michigan Law Review

I shall set forth my thesis in Part I, using the Declaration of Independence ("all men are created equal") to illustrate that the emptiness of equality inheres in its very meaning, and that the confusions of equality result from neglecting its meaning. In Part II, I respond to Professors Chemerinsky's and D' Amato's reasons for believing that equality has independent normative content of its own. In Part III, I respond to Professor Chemerinsky's separate reasons for believing that equality is rhetorically useful.

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In Defense Of Equality: A Reply To Professor Westen, Erwin Chemerinsky Jan 1983

In Defense Of Equality: A Reply To Professor Westen, Erwin Chemerinsky

Michigan Law Review

Part I of this essay analyzes Professor Westen's arguments that the concept of equality is unnecessary. My contention is that Professor Westen never demonstrates that equality is meaningless; his arguments only prove the obvious, that equality by itself is insufficient. Part II argues that equality is a necessary principle: It is the only concept that tells us that different treatment of people does matter. Part III addresses Professor Westen's suggestion that equality is misleading and points out that none of his criticisms of the idea of equality are in any way inherent to that concept. Finally, Part IV demonstrates that …

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Is Equality A Totally Empty Idea?, Anthony D'Amato Jan 1983

Is Equality A Totally Empty Idea?, Anthony D'Amato

Michigan Law Review

Professor Peter Westen's essay asserting that the concept of equality has no substantive content whatsoever usefully brushes aside much of the equal-protection rhetoric that, as Westen carefully explains, appropriately belongs to substantive due process. However, his absolutist position is open to challenge. I would like to posit one hypothetical case that I used in my classes when I taught Constitutional Law that I think contradicts Professor Westen's thesis. If it does, then there will be other cases as well, and his position cannot stand as the logically tight construct that he repeatedly asserts that it is.

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Philosophical Perspectives On Affirmative Action, Kenneth W. Simons Mar 1979

Philosophical Perspectives On Affirmative Action, Kenneth W. Simons

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Equality and Preferential Treatment: A Philosophy & Public Affairs Reader edited by Marshall Cohen, Thomas Nagel, and Thomas Scanlon

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Principles, Positivism, And Legal Theory, David B. Lyons Dec 1977

Principles, Positivism, And Legal Theory, David B. Lyons

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A complete theory of law, writes Ronald Dworkin, tells us what law is and what it ought to be. The current "ruling" theory of law combines legal positivism with utilitarianism: it holds, first, that law is a set of explicitly adopted rules and, second, that law ought to maximize the general welfare. Dworkin rejects both branches of that theory. He argues that law contains "principles" as well as rules and that these principles cannot be traced to any explicit adoption or enactment. Dworkin argues further that the ruling theory neglects moral rights, which must be respected, he claims, even if …

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The Subjects Of A Modern Law Of Nations, Philip C. Jessup Jan 1947

The Subjects Of A Modern Law Of Nations, Philip C. Jessup

Michigan Law Review

International law is generally defined or described as law applicable to relations between states. States are said to be the subjects of international law and individuals only its "objects." Treatises on international law accordingly usually proceed at the very outset to examine the nature and essential characteristics of the fictitious jural person known as the state.

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Legal Standards And Ideals, Sir Paul Vinogradoff Nov 1924

Legal Standards And Ideals, Sir Paul Vinogradoff

Michigan Law Review

Provisions for the settling of conflicts constitute the greater part of any legal system. These conflicts are not entirely governed by self interest and the idea of ethical duty does not disappear from them: it asserts itself in the shape of the balance to be established ·by the court: while every litigant presses for the satisfaction of his own claims society is called upon to adjudicate fairly between the parties: the moral notion of justice appears as the impartial attribution of what everyone in society ought to have by right. We make distinctions between men in accordance with their greater …

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