Editorial: Cambridge University Press
Colección: Studies in Legal History
Número de páginas: 488 págs. 22.9 x 15.2 cm
Fecha de edición: 01-04-2024
EAN: 9781009065726
ISBN: 978-1-009-06572-6
Precio (sin IVA): 36,09 €
Precio (IVA incluído): 37,53 €
In medieval England, a defendant who refused to plead to a criminal indictment was sentenced to pressing with weights as a coercive measure. Using peine forte et dure ('strong and hard punishment') as a lens through which to analyse the law and its relationship with Christianity, Butler asks: where do we draw the line between punishment and penance? And, how can pain function as a vehicle for redemption within the common law? Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, this book embraces both law and literature.