Evil, law and the state : : perspectives on state power and violence / / edited by John T. Parry.

• Superior document: At the Interface / Probing the Boundaries ; 24
• TeilnehmendeR: Parry, John T., 1964-
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: At the Interface / Probing the Boundaries ; 24.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (228 p.)
• Notes: "Papers presented at a conference on Evil, Law, and the State, held at Mansfield College, Oxford in July 2004."P. [ix].

The topic of "evil" means different things depending upon context. For some, it is an archaic term, while others view it as a central problem of ethics, psychology, or politics. Coupled with state power, the problem of evil takes on a special salience for most observers. When governments d...