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Law and the Passions

Why Emotion Matters for Justice

Pocket
Engelsk
Law and the Passions
Law and the Passions
  • Forfatter: Julia Shaw
  • Format: Pocket
  • Antall sider: 196
  • Språk: Engelsk
  • Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
  • EAN: 9780367785369
  • Utgivelsesår: 2021
  • Bidragsyter: Shaw, Julia
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Engaging with the underlying social context in which emotions are a motivational



force, Law and the Passions provides a uniquely inclusive commentary on the significance



and influence of emotions in the history and continuing development of



legal judgment, policy formation, legal practice and legal dogma.



 



Although the emotionality of the law and the use of emotional tropes in legal



discourse has become an established focus in recent scholarship, the extent to



which emotion and the passions have informed decision-making, decision-avoidance



and legal reasoning ¿ rather than as simply an adjunct ¿ is still a matter for



critical analysis. As evidenced in a range of illustrative legal cases, emotions have



been instrumental in the evolution of key legal principles and have produced many



controversial