The 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 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...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Cambridge, MA
Harvard University Press
[2019]
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Osiel, Mark, The right to do wrong : morality and the limits of law] (2021) (Turner, David)
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| Series/Journal: | De Gruyter eBook-Paket Rechtswissenschaften
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Morals
/ Law
/ Sociology of law
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| Further subjects: | B
LAW / Jurisprudence
B Law and ethics |
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| 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 |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource |
| ISBN: | 0674240197 |
| Access: | Restricted Access |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.4159/9780674240193 |