Crime Without Punishment - Aspects of the History of Homicide

Explores different examples of unpunished homicides and what these tell us about the interaction of law and society.

List of contents

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.

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Lawrence M. Friedman, Lawrence M. (Stanford University Friedman
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781108427531
• ISBN: 978-1-108-42753-1
• No. of pages: 152
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Law, LAW / Criminal Law / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, Criminal law & procedure, LAW / International, LAW / Public, International Criminal Law, Legal aspects of criminology, Social Law, Public international law: criminal law, Criminal justice law, Criminology: legal aspects, Criminal law: procedure and offences, Social law and Medical law