Aquinas in the Courtroom
Lawyers, Judges, and Judicial Conduct
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Charles P. Nemeth
ISBN:
0-275-97290-9
ISBN-13:
978-0-275-97290-5
240 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication:
7/30/2001
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In Stock
Media Type:
Paperback
Trim Size:
6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description:
Using St. Thomas Aquinas's natural law philosophy and Divine Exemplar argument to prompt new discussion of ethical questions that lawyers and judges should confront, the author delivers a complete occupational profile for the professional conduct of judges and lawyers. St. Thomas's discourse on such topics as procedural law, judicial and advocate conduct and character, criminal and civil practice standards, and sentencing guidelines provides a blueprint for the Christian lawyer and judge by laying out the professional and ethical parameters that make the actor operate in accordance with reason and morality. This text on Thomistic jurisprudence challenges the current beliefs of law and the justice system, the functions of lawyers, advocates, and judges, and traditional views on evidence and punishment, and suggests a return to the roots of the system, in which reason, virtue, and justice guide the law and its practice. Lawyers, judges, students, and scholars should find in these pages a unique approach to renewing our beleaguered justice system.
Relying on extensive quotations from the works of St. Thomas Aquinas, the author begins the text with an explication of St. Thomas's influences, legal philosophy, and thoughts on virtue and the law. He then devotes several chapters to specific concepts in Thomistic jurisprudence, including prudence, the common good, judicial process, judgment, and punishment. The final chapters analyze the role of lawyers and judges, and argues for the need for the application of the Thomistic model of jurisprudence to our criminal justice system.
Table of Contents:
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Preface
The Nature of Law in the Era of St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Thomas on Law
St. Thomas on Virtue and Law
Law and Justice
Law and Prudence
Law and the Common Good
Law, Justice, and Judgment
Law, Justice, Judges, and Judicial Process
Law, Justice, Lawyers, and Advocates
Law, Justice, Sentencing, and Punishment
The Relevance of Thomistic Jurisprudence
Bibliography
Index
About the Author:
CHARLES P. NEMETH is a member of the Pennsylvania, New York, and North Carolina Bars and has been active in all facets of criminal and civil practice for more than two decades. Dr. Nemeth has also held academic appointments at Niagara University, University of Baltimore, Rowan University, Waynesburg College, California University of Pennsylvania, and the State University of New York at Brockport, where he is currently Professor of Criminal Justice and Director of International Internships. /e He has published more than two dozen texts on a wide range of subjects, including criminal law and procedure
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