Law and Irresponsibility by Scott Veitch
Exploring how law organises irresponsibility, this book analyses the ways in which law legitimates human suffering by demonstrating how legal institutions operate as much to deflect responsibility for harms suffered as to acknowledge them. It shows how law facilitates the dispersal and disavowal of responsibility.'One of the most important texts in legal theory of the last decadeThe public sphere demands that we combine, as effectively as possible, awareness of the inevitability of our limitations with the courage and realism of responsiveness. Veitch has taken us a great deal forward in the right direction. To ignore his work, to fail to build on his insights and warnings, would be to disavow the responsibility of scholarship.' - Maksymilian Del Mar,Global Law Books, July 2008
'[Law and Irresponsibility] is a strong theoretical contribution to the study of law and behavior and stands as a meaningful and innovative contribution to the discipline.' - Kevin M. Wagner, Law and Politics Book Review, Vol. 18 No. 10 (October 2008)
'One of the most important texts in legal theory of the last decade.The public sphere demands that we combine, as effectively as possible, awareness of the inevitability of our limitations with the courage and realism of responsiveness. Veitch has taken us a great deal forward in the right direction. To ignore his work, to fail to build on his insights and warnings, would be to disavow the responsibility of scholarship.' - Maksymilian Del Mar,Global Law Books, July 2008
'[Law and Irresponsibility] is a strong theoretical contribution to the study of law and behavior and stands as a meaningful and innovative contribution to the discipline.' - Kevin M. Wagner, Law and Politics Book Review, Vol. 18 No. 10 (October 2008)
'It is powerful, both in its argument and in its prose. It is a clever book, wide-ranging and passionate; a combination of sophisticated analysis and eloquent jeremiad' - Martin Krygier, the Australian Journal of Legal Philosophy
'Law and Irresponsibility is written with engaging energy and passion. Its frequent and vivid examples make it highly readable notwithstanding the abstract nature of its central thesis.' - Nicola Lacey, Social & Legal Studies, 2009; 18
"an important and elegantly written book" - Emmanuel Melissaris, Edinburgh Law Review (2009) Vol 13
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| ISBN 13 | 9780415442510 |
| ISBN 10 | 0415442516 |
| Title | Law and Irresponsibility |
| Author | Scott Veitch |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-11-22 |
| Number of pages | 168 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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