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A compelling investigation of historically unpunished murders by a respected legal theorist. Lawrence M. Friedman compares different examples of unpunished homicides including early vigilante justice, crimes of passion and mercy killings, and argues that the basis of these 'crimes without punishment' are conflicts in social and cultural norms.

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Introduction; 1. Popular justice and injustice; 2. The unwritten law; 3. Dead on arrival; 4. The quality of mercy; 5. Black swans; 6. The meaning of unwritten law.

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 31/05/2018
      ISBN13: 9781108427531, 978-1108427531
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      Law Criminal law: procedure and offences Legal aspects of criminology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A compelling investigation of historically unpunished murders by a respected legal theorist. Lawrence M. Friedman compares different examples of unpunished homicides including early vigilante justice, crimes of passion and mercy killings, and argues that the basis of these 'crimes without punishment' are conflicts in social and cultural norms.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; 1. Popular justice and injustice; 2. The unwritten law; 3. Dead on arrival; 4. The quality of mercy; 5. Black swans; 6. The meaning of unwritten law.

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