A compelling investigation of historically unpunished murders by a respected legal theorist. Lawrence M. Friedman compares different examples of unpunished homicides including early vigilante justice, crimes of passion and mercy killings, and argues that the basis of these 'crimes without punishment' are conflicts in social and cultural norms.
A compelling investigation of historically unpunished murders by a respected legal theorist. Lawrence M. Friedman compares different examples of unpunished homicides including early vigilante justice, crimes of passion and mercy killings, and argues that the basis of these 'crimes without punishment' are conflicts in social and cultural norms.
Lawrence M. Friedman is Marion Rice Kirkwood Professor at Stanford Law School, Stanford University, California. He has written and edited over forty books on legal history and the relationship between law and society.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction 1. Popular justice and injustice 2. The unwritten law 3. Dead on arrival 4. The quality of mercy 5. Black swans 6. The meaning of unwritten law.
Introduction 1. Popular justice and injustice 2. The unwritten law 3. Dead on arrival 4. The quality of mercy 5. Black swans 6. The meaning of unwritten law.
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