Political Justice

The Use of Legal Procedure for Political Ends

Autori

• Otto Kirchheimer

Parametri

Pagine

468pagine

Tempo di lettura

17ore

• Scienze politiche & Politica

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The book investigates how regimes manipulate criminal justice systems to serve political ends, focusing on the interplay between politics and justice. Kirchheimer systematically analyzes various forms of legal repression, including political trials and state protection structures. He examines significant historical examples like the Nuremberg trials and Communist purge trials, while also exploring the complexities of asylum and clemency. This work contributes to the fields of constitutional and criminal law, political science, and social psychology, highlighting the tension between justice and political expediency.

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Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2016

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