The role of law in government has been increasingly scrutinized as courtsstruggle with controversial topics such as assisted suicide euthanasiaabortion capital ... » 

The role of law in government has been increasingly scrutinized as courtsstruggle with controversial topics such as assisted suicide euthanasiaabortion capital punishment and torture. Reflections on Life Death and theConstitution explores such issues by using classical standards of morality as astarting point for understanding them. Drawing on works of literature andphilosophy and on U.S. Supreme Court decisions George Anastaplo examines theintimate relationship between human nature and constitutional law. «