This book examines the issue of injustice, and our responses to it, in
a range of contemporary contexts. In her ground-breaking book The
Faces of Injustice (1990), Judith Shklar draws attention to our
tendency to view injustice as an abnormality. Of course it is not:
injustice is ubiquitous. But how should we respond to it? The book
brings together leading legal and political theorists to explore the
nature of injustice, its relationship to law, and responses to it, in
a variety of contexts. Their chapters cover issues such as protest,
resistance, violence, the moral obligation to obey the law, civil
disobedience, democratic reform, and transitional justice. They all,
though, share a concern to examine such issues through a
Shklar-inspired focus on injustice. This book will appeal to academics
and advanced students in law, politics, and philosophy. The Open
Access version of the Introduction, available at
www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative
Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 license. The Open Access version of
the introduction was funded by University of Sydney Library.
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9781040273968
Publisert
2024
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Taylor & Francis
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Engelsk
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