Aug 2026· Theoretical criminology· 0 citations· 24 references
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This article explores how we might imagine, discover, and rehearse a ‘lived sense of justice’. It moves beyond insisting that law and justice are distinct, positing the promise of justice-in-the-making as a necessary counterpoint to notions of justice tied only to law, legality, and punishment. The article gestures towards the humanities – to poetry, the arts, literature – as a potential antidote to contemporary political and criminological paradigms that privilege punishment as an adequate response to injustice. Drawing on work by poet and literary critic Andrea Brady and political philosopher Charles Taylor, it looks to an emergent genre of self-conscious fiction being crafted by activists and organizers from within social movements. Based on discussion of this new genre, the article examines the extent to which ‘the poetic act’ can be understood to ‘both anticipate the future and speed its coming’.
Throughout Tacitus’ works, the author frequently includes passages related to the law, the importance of which has increasingly been acknowledged in recent years. In particular, Tacitus devotes significant attention to the many different ways in which the enforcement and application of the law could malfunction. The...
The twentieth-century consolidation of the nation-state as the dominant political institution has meant that political theorists have conceptualised justice primarily through the provision of statist rights. This book argues that the concept of haqq allows us to recognise and move past some limitations of justice as st...
Death Note is a thought-provoking, addictive, gripping psychological and philosophical thriller that explores the human psyche with moral ambiguity and intellectual depth. Created by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, this dark masterpiece captivates audiences through its striking visuals and suspenseful na...
When, if ever, is it permissible to afford special consideration to friends and family? How can we strive to be objective in our thinking, and is this always a feasible or appropriate aim?
This book examines the categories of impartiality and objectivity by showing how they frame certain debates in epistemology, moral...
Procedural justice has become one of the most influential frameworks in criminology and criminal justice. Yet, forgetting its original formulation, contemporary legitimacy research has increasingly focused solely on interpersonal treatment, and, in so, discarded procedure itself. The article revisits the conceptual fou...
M. Herzog-Evans· European Journal of Probatio...· 0 citations
This book argues that Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., helps us see the law through an Emersonian lens by the way in which he wrote his judicial dissents. Holmes’s literary style mimics and enacts two characteristics of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s thought: “superfluity” and the “poetics of transition,” concepts ascribed to Emerson...
Allen P. Mendenhall· 0 citations
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