John F. Sonnett Memorial Lectures at Fordham University School of Law
Subtitle: A Half-Century of Advocacy and Judicial Perspectives
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9780823276646
Subjects: Law, political aspects
Description: "This book represents the distinguished Sonnett lecture series sponsored by Fordham's Law School that has taken place for the last 45 years. In this collection, U.S. Supreme Court Justices, a Lord Chancellor of England, three Chief Justices of Ireland, a Chief Justice of South Africa, a President of the Supreme Court of Israel, and other leading judges and lawyers examine common law-based legal systems and underlying principles. The lectures encourage attorneys and society to improve the training of lawyers, respect the independence of the judiciary, place ethics at the forefront, question the efficacy of the criminal justice system, and explore the complex philosophical issues facing the judiciary."--Publisher's website.