This book has an excellent introduction by Professor Harold Laski, in which he explains that the author's aim is to advocate the reform of the law respecting those accused of murder whose plea is insanity at the time of the alleged offence. The duty of the judge in his instruction of the jury in such cases is based upon the McNaghten Rules of 1843. McNaghten shot and killed Mr. Drummond, Sir Ro...

The tradition of just price theory is generally regarded in contemporary economic literature, and certainly in media editorials and commentary, as an outmoded and naïve approach to commercial life. Price is determined by supply and demand in an adequate market; the rest is sentiment. Yet even so, various intuitions which involve some implicit account of unjust price survive. We suggest that our...

“Just Repair” offers, for the first time, a comprehensive account of the author’s original theory of reparations for redressing atrocities. Responding to a gap in the literature concerning theoretical models for reparations, this novel theory aids governments in satisfying their international obligation to guarantee just repair for victims who have suffered a violation of their fundamental righ...

up decisions in­ politics. Institu­ tional discrimination e . ts in every social arena, in­ cluding environmental de . . on making. Burdens and benefits are not randomly d ·buted. Reliance solely on "objectiVe" science for e 'ronmental decision making-in a world shaped larg by power politics and special interests-often mas . titurtonal rac­ ism. For example, the assignment of" ptable" risk and ...