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Torture and the Law of Proof: Europe and England in the Ancien Rgime New edition
John H. Langbein
Torture and the Law of Proof: Europe and England in the Ancien Rgime New edition
John H. Langbein
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 |
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