The Sense of Justice : Empathy in Law and Punishment / Markus Dirk Dubber.
2006
K240 .D83 2006
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Title
The Sense of Justice : Empathy in Law and Punishment / Markus Dirk Dubber.
Author
Dubber, Markus Dirk, author.
ISBN
9780814785157
Published
New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2006]
Copyright
©2006
Language
English
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In English.
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1 online resource
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10.18574/nyu/9780814785157.001.0001 doi
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K240 .D83 2006
Dewey Decimal Classification
340.11
Summary
In The Sense of Justice, distinguished legal author Markus Dirk Dubber undertakes a critical analysis of the "sense of justice": an overused, yet curiously understudied, concept in modern legal and political discourse. Courts cite it, scholars measure it, presidential candidates prize it, eulogists praise it, criminals lack it, and commentators bemoan its loss in times of war. But what is it? Often, the sense of justice is dismissed as little more than an emotional impulse that is out of place in a criminal justice system based on abstract legal and political norms equally applied to all.Dubber argues against simple categorization of the sense of justice. Drawing on recent work in moral philosophy, political theory, and linguistics, Dubber defines the sense of justice in terms of empathy-the emotional capacity that makes law possible by giving us vicarious access to the experiences of others. From there, he explores the way it is invoked, considered, and used in the American criminal justice system. He argues that this sense is more than an irrational emotional impulse but a valuable legal tool that should be properly used and understood.
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Critical America ; ; 71
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Table of Contents
Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Significance of the Sense of Justice
1 Uses and Abuses of the Sense of Justice
2 The Sense of Justice in Legal Thought
3 The Sense of Justice Misconceived
4 Rethinking the Sense of Justice
5 The Sense of Justice in Penal Law
Conclusion: Law's Empathy
Notes
Index
About the Author
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Significance of the Sense of Justice
1 Uses and Abuses of the Sense of Justice
2 The Sense of Justice in Legal Thought
3 The Sense of Justice Misconceived
4 Rethinking the Sense of Justice
5 The Sense of Justice in Penal Law
Conclusion: Law's Empathy
Notes
Index
About the Author