This book examines the issue of injustice, and our responses to it, in a range of contemporary contexts.

In her ground-breaking book The Faces of Injustice (1990), Judith Shklar draws attention to our tendency to view injustice as an abnormality. Of course it is not: injustice is ubiquitous. But how should we respond to it? The book brings together leading legal and political theorists to explore the nature of injustice, its relationship to law, and responses to it, in a variety of contexts. Their chapters cover issues such as protest, resistance, violence, the moral obligation to obey the law, civil disobedience, democratic reform, and transitional justice. They all, though, share a concern to examine such issues through a Shklar-inspired focus on injustice.

This book will appeal to academics and advanced students in law, politics, and philosophy.

About the Author

Coel Kirkby is Senior Lecturer at The University of Sydney Law School, Australia.

Wojciech Sadurski is Challis Professor of Jurisprudence at The University of Sydney Law School, Australia.

Kevin Walton is Associate Professor at The University of Sydney Law School, Australia.

Book Information
ISBN 9781032676111
Author Coel Kirkby
Format Hardback
Page Count 210
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd