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Justice and mercy : Moral theology and the exercise of law in twelfth-century England /
"This book examines one of the most fundamental issues in twelfth-century English politics: justice. It demonstrates that during the foundational period for the common law, the question of judgement and judicial ethics was a topic of heated debate-- a common problem with multiple different answ...
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Manchester
Manchester University Press
2019
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| Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Table des matières:
- Introduction
- The problem with mercy: the schools
- The problem with mercy: the courts
- Twelfth-century models of justice and mercy
- Who should be merciful?
- Judgment in practice: the Church
- Histories of justice: the crown, persuasion and lordship
- Love your enemies? Popular mercy in a vengeance culture
- Conclusion.