Torture and the Law of Proof: Europe and England in the Ancien Rgime - John H. Langbein - Books - The University of Chicago Press - 9780226468945 - August 15, 2006
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Torture and the Law of Proof: Europe and England in the Ancien Rgime New edition

John H. Langbein

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Torture and the Law of Proof: Europe and England in the Ancien Rgime New edition

Explores the world of the thumbscrew and the rack, engines of torture authorized for investigating crime in European legal systems from medieval times into the eighteenth century. Drawing on juristic literature and legal records, this crisply written book provides an account of how European legal systems became dependent on the use of torture.


240 pages, 8line drawings

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released August 15, 2006
ISBN13 9780226468945
Publishers The University of Chicago Press
Pages 240
Dimensions 143 × 216 × 15 mm   ·   334 g