Social Justice: Professionals, Communities and Law, Cases and Materials
This law school casebook provides materials enabling the study of law and lawyering for social justice. It will help students gain a richer view of the profession than they gain in most law school courses, and stimulate them to think broadly about the role of lawyers in working with contemporary movements for social change. Also reviews the strategies and activities of social justice lawyers in collaboration with community activists. These issues are explored systematically, allowing emphasis...
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This law school casebook provides materials enabling the study of law and lawyering for social justice. It will help students gain a richer view of the profession than they gain in most law school courses, and stimulate them to think broadly about the role of lawyers in working with contemporary movements for social change. Also reviews the strategies and activities of social justice lawyers in collaboration with community activists. These issues are explored systematically, allowing emphasis on different themes and substantive areas depending on the interests and focus of a particular course.
PrefaceCopyright Acknowledgments and Reprint Permissions Table of Cases Table of Authorities Introduction Part I. A System of Lawyers: The Legal Profession and Work for Social Justice Chapter Entering the Profession: Ideals and Obstacles The Legal Profession, Legal Services, and Access Social Justice Lawyers in Context Personal Identity, Role, and Values: Becoming a Lawyer, Staying Yourself From Individual Clients to Groups and Communities: Establishing and Sustaining a Viable Lawyer- Client Relationship Professional Responsibilities in Context: The Social Justice Challenge Part II: A System of Law: Shaping Claims in Social Justice Cases The Political Nature of Rights Claims Livelihood: Work, Caregiving, and Dependency Participation in Democratic Society The Judiciary and Access to Courts Part III. A System of Politics: Legal Work and Social Change Lawyers and Political Struggles Toward Transformation The Movement Toward a New Fair Housing: Redressing Spatial Inequality and Injustice Sexual Minorities: The Movement for Equality and Liberation The Movement Against Domestic Violence Index
