Empty Justice: One Hundred Years of Law, Literature and Philosophy by Melanie Williams
Melanie Williams’s book is in part what its sub-title declares: a series of case studies dating from the end of the nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth, linking literary and philosophical texts to legal issues. It is also in part what its title declares: a peroration on the jurisprudentia...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Westminster Press
2016-06-01
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| Series: | Entertainment and Sports Law Journal |
| Online Access: | https://www.entsportslawjournal.com/article/id/735/ |
| Summary: | Melanie Williams’s book is in part what its sub-title declares: a series of case studies dating from the end of the nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth, linking literary and philosophical texts to legal issues. It is also in part what its title declares: a peroration on the jurisprudential idea of ‘empty justice’, using literary texts as accessible ways into difficult concepts. What neither title nor sub-title declares is that this is first and foremost a work of feminist theory. Williams’s goal has been to show (with doubters particularly in mind) ‘how pervasive feminist issues are for all persons and all belief systems’ (p. xxv). |
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| ISSN: | 1748-944X |