The Right to Do Wrong : : Morality and the Limits of Law / / Mark Osiel.
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 al...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2019 English |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2019] ©2019 |
| Year of Publication: | 2019 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (512 p.) |
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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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| Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9780674240193 9783110610765 9783110664232 9783110610130 9783110606249 9783110652031 |
| DOI: | 10.4159/9780674240193?locatt=mode:legacy |
| Access: | restricted access |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Mark Osiel. |