Beschrijving
This book examines the controversial and repercussive contention that an objective of the law should be to promote personal morality – to make people ethically better. It surveys a number of domains, including criminal law, tort law, contract law, family law, and medical law (particularly the realm of moral enhancement technologies) asking for each: (a) Does the existing law seek to promote personal morality? (b) If so, what is the account of morality promoted, and what is the substantive content? (c) Does it work? and (d) Is this a legitimate objective?
![The Case of James Collier, [Late Collector of Upper California] on Habeas Corpus, Before the Court of Common Pleas of Jefferson County, Ohio](https://img.deschampsvale.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/eeea456bc8a1f6de79e6d30be3ff65fc.webp "The Case of James Collier, [Late Collector of Upper California] on Habeas Corpus, Before the Court of Common Pleas of Jefferson County, Ohio")
