Cases and materials on social justice : professionals, communities, and law / by Martha R. Mahoney, Professor of Law, University of Miami School of Law ; John O. Calmore, Late Reef C. Ivey II Research Professor of Law, University of North Carolina School of Law ; Stephanie M. Wildman, Professor of Law and Director, Center for Social Justice and Public Service, Santa Clara University School of Law.
Includes bibliographical references (pages ix-xxv) and index.
Contents:
Part 1: A system of lawyers : the legal profession and work for social justice -- Entering the profession : ideals and obstacles -- The legal profession, legal services, and access to justice -- 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 2: 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 3: 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.
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