When Should Law Forgive?
Format:Paperback
Publisher:WW Norton & Co
Published:25th Sep '20
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A towering and beloved figure in legal scholarship, Martha Minow explores the complicated intersection between law, justice and forgiveness. She asks if law should encourage individuals to forgive. And when the courts, public officials, and specific laws should forgive. With empathy and acumen, Minow acknowledges that there are certainly grounds for both individuals and societies to withhold forgiveness but argues that there are also many places where letting go of justified grievances can make law more just, not less. Forgiveness does not change the past but it does enlarge the future.
"May one be pardoned and retain the offense?‚ (Hamlet)... For what offenses and under what conditions should a just legal system offer forgiveness? This is a legal minefield through which When Should Law Forgive? provides an indispensable guide." -- Stephen Greenblatt
ISBN: 9780393531749
Dimensions: 211mm x 140mm x 18mm
Weight: 207g
272 pages