Name: Rational Anger: An International Comparison of Legal Systems
Brand: Routledge
SKU: 9781032361765
Price: 2168.79 HKD
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Author: Stina Bergman Blix; Nina Törnqvist
ISBN: 9781032361765

Rational Anger: An International Comparison of Legal Systems

Edited by Stina Bergman Blix · Nina Törnqvist

Routledge March 2025

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ISBN-13: 9781032361765
Publisher: Routledge
Publication: March 2025
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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Exploring the rationales behind legal anger, its logic and origins, this book draws on the perspectives of judges and prosecutors in Italy, Sweden, the USA, and Scotland.

When do judges and prosecutors become angry in court, what do they become angry about, and which other emotions open up for anger? Anger brings people to court and is essential in evaluating wrongdoing and attributing blame, but at the same time anger is seen as a threat to well-reasoned and just decision-making. Drawing on observations, interviews, and shadowing of legal professionals, the text demonstrates how anger is entangled with legal thought and comes into play in legal practices. By comparing the workings and displays of anger found in different legal systems and emotional cultures, the book elucidates assumptions about law, morality, truth, and emotions that we commonly take for granted.

Rational Anger will be of great interest to students and scholars of criminology, criminal justice, sociology, law, social psychology, and organisation studies.