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History Against Free Speech: The New German Law Against The "Auschwitz" -- And Other -- "Lies", Eric Stein
History Against Free Speech: The New German Law Against The "Auschwitz" -- And Other -- "Lies", Eric Stein
Michigan Law Review
An American observer would expect the central issue in the public debate to be the conflict between the constitutionally protected values of individual freedom of expression on the one hand and public security and personal honor on the other. This, however, has not been the case. To the contrary, the constitutional issue has played a marginal role in the legislative process, and it has been resolved by the courts with obvious ease in favor of the constitutionality of the previous legislation on the same general subject. There is every reason to believe that the new law will also be upheld, …
Poisoning For Profit: The Mafia And Toxic Waste In America, Geoffrey Garver
Poisoning For Profit: The Mafia And Toxic Waste In America, Geoffrey Garver
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Poisoning for Profit: The Mafia and Toxic Waste in America by Alan A. Block and Frank R. Scarpitti
Injury And Exasperation: An Examination Of Harm To Others And Offense To Others, Andrew Von Hirsch
Injury And Exasperation: An Examination Of Harm To Others And Offense To Others, Andrew Von Hirsch
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Harm to Others by Joel Feinberg and a Review of Offense to Others by Joel Feinberg
Euthanasia For Sale?, A.W. Brian Simpson
Euthanasia For Sale?, A.W. Brian Simpson
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Easing the Passing: The Trial of Dr. John Bodkin Adams by Patrick Devlin
Dreams, Prophecy And Sorcery: Blaming The Secret Offender In Medieval Iceland, William I. Miller
Dreams, Prophecy And Sorcery: Blaming The Secret Offender In Medieval Iceland, William I. Miller
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An eminent legal historian once noted that the fundamental problem of law enforcement in primitive societies is that of the secret offender. The Icelandic legal and dispute processing systems depended on a wrongdoer publishing his deed, or at least committing it in an open and notorious manner. No state agencies existed to investigate and discover the non-publishing wrongdoer. But there were strong normative inducements to wrong openly; one's name was at stake. There was absolutely no honor in thievery, only the darkest shame; the ransmadr, on the other hand, suffered no shame for his successful raids, even if he did …