{"product_id":"equal-justice-fair-legal-systems-in-an-unfair-world-9780674237568","title":"Equal Justice: Fair Legal Systems in an Unfair World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA philosophical and legal argument for equal access to good lawyers and other legal resources.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShould your risk of wrongful conviction depend on your wealth? We wouldn't dream of passing a law to that effect, but our legal system, which permits the rich to buy the best lawyers, enables wealth to affect legal outcomes. Clearly justice depends not only on the substance of laws but also on the system that administers them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEqual Justice, \u003c\/i\u003e Frederick Wilmot-Smith offers an account of a topic neglected in theory and undermined in practice: justice in legal institutions. He argues that the benefits and burdens of legal systems should be shared equally and that divergences from equality must issue from a fair procedure. He also considers how the ideal of equal justice might be made a reality. Least controversially, legal resources must sometimes be granted to those who cannot afford them. More radically, we may need to rethink the centrality of the market to legal systems. Markets in legal resources entrench pre-existing inequalities, allocate injustice to those without means, and enable the rich to escape the law's demands. None of this can be justified. Many people think that markets in health care are unjust; it may be time to think of legal services in the same way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frederick Wilmot-Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674237568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilmot-Smith, Frederick:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Frederick Wilmot-Smith is a Fellow of All Souls College, University of Oxford. He has written on law and the legal system for, among other publications, the \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44185107366003,"sku":"9.78067E+12","price":71.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_bb9f6cb4-3649-4376-afe6-3693c2ec8db9.jpg?v=1767100509","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/equal-justice-fair-legal-systems-in-an-unfair-world-9780674237568","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}