Law and the Passions by Julia Shaw - 9780367785369

Law and the PassionsWhy Emotion Matters for Justice\nAuthor(s): Julia Shaw\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367785369, 978-0367785369\nSynopsis\nEngaging with the underlying social context in which emotions are a motivational\n\nforce, Law and the Passions provides a uniquely inclusive commentary on the significance\n\nand influence of emotions in the history and continuing development of\n\nlegal judgment, policy formation, legal practice and legal dogma.\n\nAlthough the emotionality of the law and the use of emotional tropes in legal\n\ndiscourse has become an established focus in recent scholarship, the extent to\n\nwhich emotion and the passions have informed decision-making, decision-avoidance\n\nand legal reasoning rather than as simply an adjunct is still a matter for\n\ncritical analysis. As evidenced in a range of illustrative legal cases, emotions have\n\nbeen instrumental in the evolution of key leg.