Bringing together leading scholars in the fields of criminology; international law; philosophy and architectural history and theory; this book examines the interrelationships between architecture and justice; highlighting the provocative and curiously ambiguous juncture between the two. Illustrated by a range of disparate and diverse case studies; it draws out the formal language of justice; and extends the effects that architecture has on both the place of; and the individuals subject to; justice. With its multi-disciplinary perspective; the study serves as a platform on which to debate the relationships between the ceremonial; legalistic; administrative and penal aspects of justice; and the spaces that constitute their settings. The structure of the book develops from the particular to the universal; from local situations to the larger city; and thereby examines the role that architecture and urban space play in the deliberations of justice. At the same time; contributors to the volume remind us of the potential impact the built environment can have in undermining the proper juridical processes of a socio-political system. Hence; the book provides both wise counsel and warnings of the role of public/civic space in affirming our sense of a just or unjust society.
2016-04-20 2016-04-20File Name: B01EKOVUG4
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