tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37483875.post1532786310776361278..comments2023-08-19T03:32:47.587-05:00Comments on Justitia: A Framework for Thinking about JusticeMike Schutthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10954783205857823337noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37483875.post-53444843607155733122010-01-09T21:33:20.528-06:002010-01-09T21:33:20.528-06:00Hey I'd love to thank you for such a terrific ...Hey I'd love to thank you for such a terrific made site! <br />I was sure this would be a nice way to make my first post!<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Robin Toby<br />if you're ever bored check out my site!<br />[url=http://www.partyopedia.com/articles/transformers-party-supplies.html]transformers Party Supplies[/url].Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37483875.post-46048083299190833762008-06-12T10:37:00.000-05:002008-06-12T10:37:00.000-05:00Sorry, I can't help-- they're not available online...Sorry, I can't help-- they're not available online that I know of. <BR/><BR/>Lexus/nexxus and hard copies from a law library are your best bet.<BR/><BR/>MPSMike Schutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10954783205857823337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37483875.post-44547294599989269942008-06-12T02:03:00.000-05:002008-06-12T02:03:00.000-05:00How about providing working links to Stern's and T...How about providing working links to Stern's and Tuomala's law review articles? I cannot seem to be able to aces them on the internet. Hope you can help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37483875.post-59436256181206254482007-10-03T21:28:00.000-05:002007-10-03T21:28:00.000-05:00While lex talionis would appear to be a fundamenta...While lex talionis would appear to be a fundamental expression of a just law, a fuller understanding of the idea of "justice" exhibited in the Torah requires an exploration of the relationship of "justice" and "mercy". Why is it that two of the most notorious murderers (i.e. Cain and Moses) in the Torah were not punished in accordance with lex talionis? Is it possible that "justice" is not merely tempered by "mercy", but that mercy is itself an essential component/ingredient/dimension of justice?<BR/><BR/>I am currently teaching a course at Fontbonne University on the topic of "Judaism and the Foundations of American Law". Through my research for this course's development I have become increasingly convinced that the single most important contribution to the understanding of "justice" that has been made by the Judaic tradition is the role of "mercy" in human's efforts to work out justice in our relationships whether they be personal or within civil society.<BR/><BR/>I'm in the process of developing these thoughts more fully and intend to post them for consideration and comment in the near future. `Til then, I would offer these words from Portia:<BR/><BR/>The quality of mercy is not strain'd,<BR/>It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven<BR/>Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest;<BR/>It blesseth him that gives and him that takes:<BR/>'Tis mightiest in the mightiest: it becomes<BR/>The throned monarch better than his crown;<BR/>His sceptre shows the force of temporal power,<BR/>The attribute to awe and majesty,<BR/>Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings;<BR/>But mercy is above this sceptred sway;<BR/>It is enthroned in the hearts of kings,<BR/>It is an attribute to God himself;<BR/>And earthly power doth then show likest God's<BR/>When mercy seasons justice. Therefore, Jew,<BR/>Though justice be thy plea, consider this,<BR/>That, in the course of justice, none of us<BR/>Should see salvation: we do pray for mercy;<BR/>And that same prayer doth teach us all to render<BR/>The deeds of mercy. I have spoke thus much<BR/>To mitigate the justice of thy plea;<BR/>Which if thou follow, this strict court of Venice<BR/>Must needs give sentence 'gainst the merchant there.Cordell P. Schultenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03505136741664824827noreply@blogger.com