From marketing at lists.washlaw.edu Fri Aug 1 10:41:41 2008 From: marketing at lists.washlaw.edu (Hein Marketing Mailing List) Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 11:41:41 -0400 Subject: [William S. Hein & Co., Inc.] New from Hein- A HIGHER LAW 2nd Edition Message-ID: New From William S. Hein & Co., Inc - Summarizing more than 10 years of changes! A Higher Law Readings on the Influence of Christian Thought in Anglo-American Law Second Edition By: Jeffrey A. Brauch Dean, Regent Law School The common law formed the legal system that for more than 800 years defined and governed most legal rights and duties of citizens in England and later in the United States. This book tells the story of the development and evolution of the common law in our society. This second edition, like the first, is designed to further the quest to look beyond legal rules and institutions to the legal philosophies that shaped them. The overall purpose of this title remains unchanged. It does, however, reflect some important changes and updates in the content. First, some of readings have been updated to reflect recent developments in the law, including critical race theory and jury reforms. Part A now includes critical race theory, a legal philosophy that increasingly plays an important role both in the legal academy and in the public arena. Second, the book reflects a slightly broader focus. The first edition looked almost exclusively at common law rules and institutions. While the second edition continues to emphasize those rules and institutions, it also addresses current issues regarding international and constitutional law. Readers will now consider the moral and legal arguments regarding preemptive war and whether transgendered individuals have a fundamental human right to change their sexual identity on their birth certificate. Finally, Part C of the book has undergone substantial updating. Now, readings are organized to address two key questions: ? What is the role of Old Testament law today? ? To what extent should higher law be applied in modern society? While this work is an excellent text for any common law course, it is also provocative reading for lawyers, researchers, librarians, or students interested in the development and evolution of the common law. About the Author Jeffrey A. Brauch is the author to the first edition of this work, Is Higher Law Common Law? Readings on the Influence of Christian Thought in Anglo-American Law. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School in 1988 and is currently the Dean of Regent Law School. Table of Contents Preface to the First Edition Preface to the Second Edition Acknowledgements Introduction Part A. The Nature of Law and the Fundamental Shift in Legal Thinking Chapter 1. Higher Law Thinking: Man's Law Based on and Evaluated by the Law of God Chapter 2. The Influence of Higher Law Thinking on the Common Law Chapter 3. The Shift From Higher Law Thinking to Legal Relativism Part B. The Clash Over Legal Thinking in Contemporary Legal Issues Chapter 4. Criminal Law Chapter 5. Civil and Criminal Procedure: Jury Trial Chapter 6. Contracts: The Efficient Breach Theory Chapter 7. Constitutional and Human Rights Chapter 8. Preemptive War Part C. Current Thinking on How Higher Law Should Affect Human Law Chapter 9. What is the Role of Old Testament Law Today? Chapter 10. To What Extent Should Higher Law be Applied to Modern Society? Index 1 volume cloth...............................................................$55.00 Item: 65758 ISBN: 978-0-08377-1694-7 Pages: xix, 479p. Published: Buffalo; William S. Hein & Co., Inc.; 2008 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.washlaw.edu/pipermail/marketing/attachments/20080801/9d75e1c2/attachment.htm