Pillars of
Justice. Lawyers and the liberal tradition
Owen Fiss
Book written by
one of the greatest living American jurists, Owen Fiss. Edited by Harvard
University Press. Just over two hundred pages written in a clear and emotional
languaje, in which the author reviews the legal figures he has admired.
Men and women,
Americans, Argentines or Israelis, judges as state lawyers or professors, all
united under the liberal vision (in the American sense of the word) and belief
in the power of judges to protect the human rights. From each of the thirteen
portraits as well as the "coda", the author's own personal ideology
is reconstructed, in a dialogue not only with the theoretical postures, but
above all with the vital attitudes. It is also a love letter to the Yale Law
School.
Great book about
the power of law and the judiciary to change social practices that lack ethical
support, highly recommended for those who meditate on the role of law and the
commitment of the judiciary with the protection of individuals.
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