Against Post-Liberal Courts and Justice

This book covers how Liberal institutions constitutional democracy, economic markets, liberal courts, free trade, international human rights around the world are under assault by the political right and we are witnessing the emergence of post-liberal institutions. These post-liberal institutions are founded on the core conviction that the actions of liberal institutions including the United States Supreme Court are patently unjust. This volume makes the case against post-liberal courts and justice by reconnecting to the principles of moral equality and dignified freedom for all. The intention is to show how there is great untapped potential in the work of Ronald Dworkin's work to demonstrate that it can help progressive liberals think through the great issues of the day and respond to the contemporary criticisms of the political right. The core themes are concretely illustrated by focusing on some of the most controversial recent post-liberal decisions of the Supreme Court, ranging from election funding to abortion to race-sensitive affirmative action, to economic inequality in an age of increasingly unequal opportunities.

Provides a comprehensive and accessible reintroduction to Ronald Dworkin's work Considers the relevance of Dworkin's thought to our current post-Trump era of US politics Reevaluates Dworkin's work for the contemporary moment

Autorentext

Lesley A. Jacobs is Professor & Vice-President of Research & Innovation at Ontario Tech University and Professor at York University, Canada. Matthew McManus is Lecturer in Political Science, University of Michigan, USA.

Klappentext

This book covers how Liberal institutions constitutional democracy, economic markets, liberal courts, free trade, international human rights around the world are under assault by the political right and we are witnessing the emergence of post-liberal institutions. These post-liberal institutions are founded on the core conviction that the actions of liberal institutions including the United States Supreme Court are patently unjust. This volume makes the case against post-liberal courts and justice by reconnecting to the principles of moral equality and dignified freedom for all. The intention is to show how there is great untapped potential in the work of Ronald Dworkin s work to demonstrate that it can help progressive liberals think through the great issues of the day and respond to the contemporary criticisms of the political right. The core themes are concretely illustrated by focusing on some of the most controversial recent post-liberal decisions of the Supreme Court, ranging from election funding to abortion to race-sensitive affirmative action, to economic inequality in an age of increasingly unequal opportunities.

Inhalt
Chapter 1: Reintroducing Ronald Dworkin's Life and Philosophy.- Chapter 2: Dworkin on Constitutional Democracy.- Chapter 3: Assessing the Legacy of Racism and Identity Politics.- Chapter 4: Birth, Love, Life and Their Value- Chapter 5: Dworkin on Distributional Equality.- Chapter 6: Reading Dworkin Against Post-Liberalism.