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The Importance of Being Honest – How Lying, Secrecy, and Hypocrisy Collide with Truth in Law

Autor Steven Lubet
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 30 apr 2008
Popular author Steven Lubet brings his signature blend of humor, advocacy, and legal ethics to The Importance of Being Honest, an incisive analysis of how honesty and law play out in current affairs and historical events. Drawing on original work as well as op-ed pieces and articles that have appeared in the American Lawyer, the Chicago Tribune, and many other national publications, Lubet explores the complex aspects of honesty in the legal world.The Importance of Being Honest is full of tales of questionable practices and poor behavior, chosen because negative examples are much richer, and often more remarkable, in their ultimate lessons. Wyatt Earp’s shootout with Billy Clanton, Bill Clinton’s disastrous decision to lie under oath, Oscar Wilde’s self-destructive perjury in a 1896 libel trial, and the dubious resolution of Justice Scalia’s duck hunting trip with Dick Cheney are only a few of the cases Lubet use to illustrate that law is a vague and boggy realm where truth, and falsehood, is seldom absolute. With his lively, insightful, and sometimes hilarious prose, Lubet takes readers on a tour of the law in our everyday lives, and forces us to rethink how we really feel about honesty and truth.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780814752210
ISBN-10: 0814752217
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 201 x 234 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Editura: MI – New York University

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"The Importance of Being Honest is both funny and dangerous. In pulling the lid off the hypocrisy and delusions at virtually every level of the legal profession, Lubet is in danger of touching off a chain reaction that could result in the average American’s understanding and thus his and her ability to reform the legal system.” Allen Barra, columnist, Wall Street Journal"Lubet probes some of the thorniest ethical and legal questions facing us, and respects both his reader and the law enough to avoid simplistic answers. Whether he’s scrutinizing Bill Clinton’s relationship to his lawyer, reassessing what we know about the Scopes Monkey trial, or evaluating the demotion of Pluto, Lubet’s book offers a fresh lens through which to view legal questions.” Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor, Slate.com"Lubet is so witty and entertaining that you may not even notice how much you’re learning about the dangers of ‘honesty-deficient lawyers and judges.’ A real eye-opener!” Rachel Maines, author of The Technology of Orgasm: "Hysteria,” the Vibrator, and Women’s Sexual Satisfaction

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Steven Lubet

Descriere

An exploration of the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth