Chapter One The White Devil: Law and the Challenge of Human Nature

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. The White Devil: Law and the Challenge of Human Nature 22
5. The White Devil: Law and Power 43
6. The White Devil and Jacobean Theories of the Origin of Law 64
7. The Duchess ofMalfl: The Roots of Judgment 78
8. The Duchess ofMalfi, the Royal Prerogative, and the Puritan Conscience 100
9. The Devil's Law Cose 113
10. Appius and Virginia 131
11. Conclusion: The Rule of Law 147
12. Index 162