Equality Before the Law
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Michael P Foran
University of Glasgow
Equal Dignity, Wrongful Discrimination, and the Rule of Law
Michael P Foran
This book presents a defence of the value of equality within law which is neither purely formal nor an all-things-considered theory of justice.
The book argues that equality is grounded in the principle of equal moral status of all subjects of the law and that individuals be treated in accordance with the principle of equality before the law, that they not be treated in ways that would deny their equal moral standing. It explores the argument that this principle of moral equality is the fundamental normative basis of the common law constitution and essential for the rule of law.
Michael P Foran is Lecturer in Public Law at the University of Glasgow, UK.
Dec 2023 | 9781509964949 | 232pp | Hbk | RRP: £85