When Should Law Forgive?

Minow, Martha

ISBN 10: 0393081761 / ISBN 13: 9780393081763

Edité par W. W. Norton & Company, 2019

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Synopsis :

What can forgiveness achieve in this age of resentment?

A towering and beloved figure in legal scholarship, Martha Minow explores the complicated intersection between law, justice and forgiveness, asking whether law should encourage individuals to forgive and when the courts, public officials and specific laws should forgive.

Examining these questions through sometimes troubling cases, with compassion and acumen, Minow acknowledges that there are grounds for both individuals and societies to withhold forgiveness but argues that there are also many places where letting go of justified grievances can make law more just, not less. This type of lawful forgiveness might also nudge individuals and societies towards the respect and generosity that comes with apology and restitution. Forgiveness does not change the past but it does enlarge the future.

À propos de l'auteur: Martha Minow is the 300th Anniversary University Professor and former dean of the Harvard Law School. Barack Obama wrote of her, "When I was at Harvard Law School I had a teacher who changed my life, Martha Minow." In 2009 Obama also nominated, and the Senate confirmed, Minow to the board of the Legal Services Corporation, a bipartisan government sponsored organization providing legal services to low-income families, where she chairs the Pro Bono Task Force. She launched the Imagine Co-Existence program in Kosovo with the U. N. High Commissioner for Refugees. Her five-year partnership with the federal Department of Education and the Center for Applied Special Technology worked to increase access to the curriculum for students with disabilities and resulted in both legislative initiatives and a voluntary national standard opening access to curricular materials for individuals with disabilities. She has also worked on the Divided Cities initiative building an alliance of global cities dealing with ethnic, religious, or political divisions. Minow clerked for the renowned Thurgood Marshall. She now serves on many boards including CBS, WGBH (Boston public broadcasting station), The MacArthur Foundation, Facing History and Ourselves, and the Iranian Human Rights Documentation Center.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : When Should Law Forgive?
Éditeur : W. W. Norton & Company
Date d'édition : 2019
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat : good