Author: Underkuffler, Laura S.
Title: Captured by Evil: The Idea of Corruption in Law.
Description: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2013. Hardcover. Dustjacket. 344 pp. Condition : as new. English text. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : as new. - 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. ISBN 9780300173147.

Keywords: RECHT, corruption