When Should Law Forgive?

Martha Minow is a voice of moral clarity: a lawyer arguing for forgiveness, a scholar arguing for evidence, a person arguing for compassion. Jill Lepore, author of These TruthsIn an age increasingly defined by accusation and resentment, Martha Minow makes an eloquent, deeply-researched argument in favor of strengthening the role of forgiveness in the administration of law. Through three case studies, Minow addresses such foundational issues as: Who has the right to forgive? Who should be forgiven? And under what terms?The result is as lucid as it is compassionate: A compelling study of the mechanisms of justice by one of this countrys foremost legal experts.