R. Follett
Palgrave Macmillan UK
e druk, 2000
9780333803882
Evangelicalism, Penal Theory and the Politics of Criminal Law
Reform in England, 1808-30
Specificaties
Gebonden, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK |
e druk, 2000
ISBN13: 9780333803882
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
Studies in Modern History
Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
Following the abolition of the British slave trade in 1807, a group of politicians began to agitate for reform of England's "bloody code" of criminal statutes. This examines the politics and propaganda of criminal law reform from 1808 to the Whig succession to power in 1830.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9780333803882
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK
Inhoudsopgave
Mitigating the "Bloody Code": an Introduction * Raising the Hue and Cry, 1808-1810 * Romilly, Bentham, and Utility * Evangelicalism and Penal Law Reform * The Evangelical Approach to Criminal Law Reform * The Conservative Resistance * Mobilizing Opinion, 1811-1818 * The Partnership: Mackintosh and Buxton, 1819-1823 * Consolidation, Mitigation, and Conclusions