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Captured by Evil: The Idea of Corruption in Law Hardcover - 2013

by Laura S. Underkuffler


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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 former assemblywoman Diane Gordon and former governor Rod Blagojevich--Underkuffler explores the implications and dangers of maintaining such an archaic concept at the heart of criminal law. Underkuffler challenges the traditional rational and logical characterizations of corruption and defends a highly original and insightul proposal. In her view corruption is an emotional concept grounded in religious ideas defying traditional criminal law doctrines. This book is a fantastic contribution to the study of corruption as well as more generally to the study of law and culture.--Alon Harel, Hebrew University Law School

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  • Title Captured by Evil: The Idea of Corruption in Law
  • Author Laura S. Underkuffler
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 344
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Yale University Press
  • Date 2013-05-21
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780300173147 / 0300173148
  • Weight 1.4 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.4 x 6.1 x 1.4 in (23.88 x 15.49 x 3.56 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Law and ethics, Good and evil - Philosophy
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012038657
  • Dewey Decimal Code 364.132

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About the author

Laura Underkuffler is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and J. DuPratt White Professor of Law at Cornell University. She lives in Portland, Maine.
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