Emotions and the Criminal Law

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ID4079161
AuthorsMihaela Mihai (0000-0002-7576-4561, University of Coimbra, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume6
Issue9
Pages599-610
Publication date2011-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePhilosophy Compass (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1747-9991.2011.00421.x
OpenAlexW1582071026
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited58

This article focuses on the most recent debates in a certain area of the 'law and emotion' field, namely the literature on the role of affect in the criminal law. Following the dominance of cognitivism in the philosophy of emotions, authors moved away from seeing emotions as contaminations on reason and examined how affective reactions could be accommodated within penal proceedings. The review is structured into two main components. I look first at contributions about the multi-dimensional presence of emotions within ordinary criminal proceedings. Second, I examine work done on the use of criminal trials under the emotionally stressful circumstances of post-conflict societies. In the conclusion I sketch a theoretical proposal for moving the discussion forward

Cognition · Criminal law · Criminology · Epistemology · Political science · Sketch · Sociology · Computer Science · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Law · Law in Society and Culture · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Torture, Ethics, and Law

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