Harsh Justice

Criminal Punishment And The Widening Divide Between America And Europe

by James Q. Whitman
language: english
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC, May of 2005 ‧
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In this work of comparative legal history, the author argues that the answer lies in America's triumphant embrace of a non-hierarchical social system and distrust of state power which have contributed to a law of punishment that is more willing to degrade offenders.

Harsh Justice

Criminal Punishment And The Widening Divide Between America And Europe

by James Q. Whitman

Property Description
ISBN: 9780195182606
Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC
Release Date: May of 2005
Language: English
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 336
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Social Sciences and Humanities > Sociology
EAN: 9780195182606