Ethical Issues in the Courts: A Companion to Philosophical Ethics

ETHICAL ISSUES IN THE COURTS: A COMPANION TO PHILOSOPHICAL ETHICS is an invaluable resource in exploring the real-world intersections of our legal system and a variety of pressing ethical problems. Accessibly, it reveals the ways in which the courts have ruled on a range of issues, including: abortion; euthanasia; assisted suicide; educating children; sex and marriage; gay rights; war, peace and pacifism; environmental rights; animal rights; freedom of expression; religious freedom; racial discrimination; affirmative action; sex discrimination; capital punishment; business ethics; computer ethics. Composed of excerpts from 73 landmark court decisions, on ethical issues, along with helpful discussion questions and study guides, this book addresses a set of ideas pertinent to undergraduate studies in applied ethics, critical thinking, the philosophy of law, and political science.Julie C. Van Camp is the author of 'Ethical Issues in the Courts: A Companion to Philosophical Ethics', published 2005 under ISBN 9780495005742 and ISBN 0495005746.