In this Book
- The John F. Sonnett Memorial Lectures at Fordham University School of Law: A Half-Century of Advocacy and Judicial Perspectives
- Book
- 2018
- Published by: Fordham University Press
This book represents the distinguished Sonnett lecture series sponsored by Fordham’s Law School that has taken place for the last 45 years. In this collection, U.S. Supreme Court Justices, a Lord Chancellor of England, three Chief Justices of Ireland, a Chief Justice of South Africa, a President of the Supreme Court of Israel, and other leading judges and lawyers examine common law–based legal systems and underlying principles. The lectures encourage attorneys and society to improve the training of lawyers, respect the independence of the judiciary, place ethics at the forefront, question the efficacy of the criminal justice system, and explore the complex philosophical issues facing the judiciary.
Taken as a whole, these lectures are a prescription for improvements and innovations throughout the legal system. The lectures were delivered by judges and lawyers who were involved in many of the most significant cases of the last half-century that strengthened individual rights and promoted access to justice. Each finds its deepest meaning in advancing the theme of Fordham Law School: “In the Service of Others.”
Table of Contents
- Editors’ Note
- pp. ix-xii
- The Art of Advocacy
- pp. 1-14
- The Role of the Judge
- pp. 15-31
- Prison: The Judge’s Dilemma
- pp. 32-52
- The Decline of Professionalism
- pp. 68-76
- The Compleat Advocate
- pp. 77-89
- Barristers and Judges in England Today
- pp. 188-199
- Advocacy: Has It a Future?
- pp. 255-268
- Untitled (Sonnett Lecture)
- pp. 269-274
- The Invisible Prince
- pp. 275-286
- The Advocate: Should He Speak or Write?
- pp. 330-347
- Law and Lawyers: The Road to Reform
- pp. 362-373
- Matters of Life and Death
- pp. 374-390
- Lawyering for a New Age
- pp. 391-402
- The Role of a Supreme Court in a Democracy
- pp. 403-413
- The Secret Life of Judges
- pp. 414-424
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2018