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The myth of moral justice ;: why our legal system fails to do what's right
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Author:
Rosenbaum, Thane.
Published:
New York : HarperCollins, [2004].
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Book
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0060188162 (hardcover)
Physical Desc:
ix, 354 pages ; 24 cm
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Aims Greeley Circulation
KF8700 .R688 2004
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"This is a thoughtful look at the shortcomings of the American legal system." - Booklist "Rosenbaum should be read by every law student in America." - New York Times Book Review "Mr. Rosenbaum's complaints about the current legal system are widely shared." - The New York Sun "[Rosenbaum] cleverly enlivens his discourse with histrionic scenes from novels, films, plays and TV." - Miami Herald "[Rosenbaum's] book ought to be required reading in law schools and continuing legal education classes." - Washington Post
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Courts -- United States.
Justice, Administration of -- United States.
Justice, Administration of, in literature.
Justice, Administration of, in motion pictures.
Law -- United States.
Law and ethics.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [321]-339) and index.
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Rosenbaum, T. (2004). The myth of moral justice: why our legal system fails to do what's right. New York, HarperCollins.

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Rosenbaum, Thane. 2004. The Myth of Moral Justice: Why Our Legal System Fails to Do What's Right. New York, HarperCollins.

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Rosenbaum, Thane, The Myth of Moral Justice: Why Our Legal System Fails to Do What's Right. New York, HarperCollins, 2004.

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Rosenbaum, Thane. The Myth of Moral Justice: Why Our Legal System Fails to Do What's Right. New York, HarperCollins, 2004.

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