Captured by Evil: The Idea of Corruption in Law

by Laura S. Underkuffler

Book Overview

One of the most powerful words in the English language, "corruption" is also one of the most troubled concepts in law. According to Laura Underkuffler, it is a concept based on religiously revealed ideas of good and evil. But the notion of corruption defies the ordinary categories by which law defines crimes--categories that punish acts, not character, and that eschew punishment on the basis of religion and emotion. Drawing on contemporary examples--including...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300173148
• ISBN13: 9780300173147
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.4"