Holding Bishops Accountable – How Lawsuits Helped the Catholic Church Confront Clergy Sexual Abuse
Autor Timothy D Lyttonen Limba Engleză Hardback – 15 mai 2008
Stories of the tort system as an engine of social justice are rare. Holding Bishops Accountable tells one such story by revealing how pleadings, discovery documents, and depositions fueled media coverage of the scandal. Timothy Lytton shows how the litigation strategy of plaintiffs' lawyers gave rise to a widespread belief that the real problem was not the actions of individual priests but rather the church's massive institutional failure. The book documents how church and government policymakers responded to the problem of clergy sexual abuse only under the pressure of private lawsuits.
As Lytton deftly demonstrates, the lessons of clergy sexual abuse litigation give us reason to reconsider the case for tort reform and to look more closely at how tort litigation can enhance the performance of public and private policymaking institutions.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780674028104
ISBN-10: 0674028104
Pagini: 238
Dimensiuni: 170 x 245 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Editura: Harvard University Press
ISBN-10: 0674028104
Pagini: 238
Dimensiuni: 170 x 245 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Editura: Harvard University Press
Descriere
Child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy and its cover-up by church officials have obscured the story of the tort system's success in bringing the scandal to light. The lessons of clergy litigation give reason to reconsider the case for tort reform and to examine how tort litigation can enhance performance of policymaking institutions.