Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction x
5. Section One The Comparative Study of Jewish Law and American Law: An Introduction
6. 1. Teaching Jewish Law in American Law Schools: An Emerging Development in Law and Religion 1
7. 2. Applying Jewish Legal Theory in the Context of American Law and Legal Scholarship: A Methodological Analysis 6
8. 3. An Introduction to Interpretation in Jewish Law, with References to American Legal Theory 27
9. 4. An Introduction to Legislation in Jewish Law, with References to the American Legal System 63
10. Section Two Capital Punishment
11. 5. Capital Punishment in Jewish Law and Its Application to the American Legal System: A Conceptual Overview 83
12. 6. Playing God: An Essay on Law, Philosophy, and American Capital Punishment 99
13. Section Three Self-Incrimination
14. 7. An Introduction to Self-Incrimination in Jewish Law, with Application to the American Legal System: A Psychological and Philosophical Analysis 127
15. 8. Miranda, Dickerson, and Jewish Legal Theory: The Constitutional Rule in a Comparative Analytical Framework 147
16. Section Four Constitutional Theory
17. 9. Unenumerated Constitutional Rights and Unenumerated Biblical Obligations: A Preliminary Study in Comparative Hermeneutics 161
18. 10. Rules and Standards in Jewish Law and American Constitutional Law 178
19. 11. Of Inkblots and Omnisignificance: Conceptualizing Secondary and Symbolic Functions of the Ninth Amendment in a Comparative Hermeneutic Framework 208
20. Section Five Legal Practice
21. 12. Reflections on the Practice of Law as a Religious Calling from a Perspective of Jewish Law and Ethics 221
22. 13. A Look at American Legal Practice through a Perspective of Jewish Law, Ethics, and Tradition: A Conceptual Overview 230
23. 14. Taking Ethics Codes Seriously: Broad Ethics Provisions and Unenumerated Ethical Obligations in a Comparative Hermeneutic Framework 245
24. 15. Taking Prosecutorial Ethics Seriously: A Consideration of the Prosecutor‘s Ethical Obligation to ”Seek Justice“ in a Comparative Analytical Framework 293
25. 16. Taking Ethical Obligations Seriously: A Look at American Codes of Professional Responsibility through a Perspective of Jewish Law and Ethics 326
26. Index 364