Right to Do Wrong - Morality and the Limits of Law

Much of what we could do, we shouldn¿t¿and we don¿t. Mark Osiel shows that common morality¿expressed as shame, outrage, and stigmäis society¿s first line of defense against transgressions. Social norms can be indefensible, but when they complement the law, they can save us from an alternative that is far worse: a repressive legal regime.

About the author

Mark Osiel holds the Aliber Family Chair at The University of Iowa’s College of Law. He regularly addresses international organizations and governments in post-conflict societies on issues of transitional justice. Osiel was Director for International Criminal and Humanitarian Law at the T. M. C. Asser Institute in The Hague and is an occasional media commentator on legal aspects of contemporary armed conflicts.

Summary

Much of what we could do, we shouldn’t—and we don’t. Mark Osiel shows that common morality—expressed as shame, outrage, and stigma—is society’s first line of defense against transgressions. Social norms can be indefensible, but when they complement the law, they can save us from an alternative that is far worse: a repressive legal regime.

Product details

• Authors: Aliber Family Chair in Law Mark (University Osiel, Aliber Family Chair in Law Mark (University of Iowa College of Law) Osiel, Mark Osiel
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2019
• EAN: 9780674368255
• ISBN: 978-0-674-36825-5
• No. of pages: 512
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