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OverviewJeutner argues that the reasonable person is, at heart, an empathetic perspective-taking device, by tracing the standard of the reasonable person across time, legal fields and countries. Beginning with a review of imaginary legal figures in the legal systems of ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, the book explains why the common law's reasonable person emerged amidst the British industrialisation under the influence of Scottish Enlightenment thinking. Following the figure into colonial courts, onto battlefields and into self-driving cars, the book contends that the reasonable person invites judges, jury-members, and lawyers to take another person's perspective when assessing their own or another person's conduct. The perspective of another is taken by means of empathy, by feeling what others might feel in a particular situation. Thus construed, the figure of the reasonable person can help us make more accurate judgments in a diverse world. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Valentin Jeutner (Lunds Universitet, Sweden)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 17.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 24.40cm Weight: 0.555kg ISBN: 9781009445627ISBN 10: 1009445626 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 06 June 2024 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIntroduction; The Reasonable Person in the Past; The Reasonable Person in Birmingham; The Reasonable Person in Clapham; The Reasonable Person in the Colonies; The Reasonable Person in the Battlefield; The Reasonable Person in the Future; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.ReviewsAuthor InformationValentin Jeutner is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, Lund University and Senior Retained Lecturer, Pembroke College, Oxford. Jeutner encountered the reasonable person when studying law in England (Oxford/Cambridge) and the US (Georgetown). He is also admitted to the bar of New York State. Previous publications include Irresolvable Norm Conflicts in International Law (2017) and [l]ex machina (2020). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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