The Ethics of Law’s Authority: On Tommie Shelby's, Dark Ghettos: Injustice, Dissent, and Reform

Criminal Law and Philosophy 16 (1):1-12 (2022)
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Tommie Shelby argues that social injustice undermines the moral standing states would have, were they just, to condemn criminal wrongdoers. He makes a good argument, but he does not go far enough to reject the blaming function of punishment. Shelby’s argument from “impure dissent,” in particular, helps to demonstrate the limits of blame in criminal justice.

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9. Impure Dissent.Tommie Shelby - 2016 - In The Demand of Justice: Symposium on Tommie Shelby’s Dark Ghettos: Injustice, Dissent, and Reform by Tommie Shelby. Harvard University Press. pp. 252-274.
8. Punishment.Tommie Shelby - 2016 - In The Demand of Justice: Symposium on Tommie Shelby’s Dark Ghettos: Injustice, Dissent, and Reform by Tommie Shelby. Harvard University Press. pp. 228-251.
Epilogue: Renewing Ghetto Abolitionism.Tommie Shelby - 2016 - In The Demand of Justice: Symposium on Tommie Shelby’s Dark Ghettos: Injustice, Dissent, and Reform by Tommie Shelby. Harvard University Press. pp. 275-284.
Introduction: Rethinking the Problem of the Ghetto.Tommie Shelby - 2016 - In The Demand of Justice: Symposium on Tommie Shelby’s Dark Ghettos: Injustice, Dissent, and Reform by Tommie Shelby. Harvard University Press. pp. 1-16.
4. Reproduction.Tommie Shelby - 2016 - In The Demand of Justice: Symposium on Tommie Shelby’s Dark Ghettos: Injustice, Dissent, and Reform by Tommie Shelby. Harvard University Press. pp. 119-141.
3. Culture.Tommie Shelby - 2016 - In The Demand of Justice: Symposium on Tommie Shelby’s Dark Ghettos: Injustice, Dissent, and Reform by Tommie Shelby. Harvard University Press. pp. 80-116.
Frontmatter.Tommie Shelby - 2016 - In The Demand of Justice: Symposium on Tommie Shelby’s Dark Ghettos: Injustice, Dissent, and Reform by Tommie Shelby. Harvard University Press.
5. Family.Tommie Shelby - 2016 - In The Demand of Justice: Symposium on Tommie Shelby’s Dark Ghettos: Injustice, Dissent, and Reform by Tommie Shelby. Harvard University Press. pp. 142-174.
7. Crime.Tommie Shelby - 2016 - In The Demand of Justice: Symposium on Tommie Shelby’s Dark Ghettos: Injustice, Dissent, and Reform by Tommie Shelby. Harvard University Press. pp. 203-227.
Notes.Tommie Shelby - 2016 - In The Demand of Justice: Symposium on Tommie Shelby’s Dark Ghettos: Injustice, Dissent, and Reform by Tommie Shelby. Harvard University Press. pp. 285-324.
6. Work.Tommie Shelby - 2016 - In The Demand of Justice: Symposium on Tommie Shelby’s Dark Ghettos: Injustice, Dissent, and Reform by Tommie Shelby. Harvard University Press. pp. 175-200.
Index.Tommie Shelby - 2016 - In The Demand of Justice: Symposium on Tommie Shelby’s Dark Ghettos: Injustice, Dissent, and Reform by Tommie Shelby. Harvard University Press. pp. 329-340.
2. Community.Tommie Shelby - 2016 - In The Demand of Justice: Symposium on Tommie Shelby’s Dark Ghettos: Injustice, Dissent, and Reform by Tommie Shelby. Harvard University Press. pp. 49-79.
Acknowledgments.Tommie Shelby - 2016 - In The Demand of Justice: Symposium on Tommie Shelby’s Dark Ghettos: Injustice, Dissent, and Reform by Tommie Shelby. Harvard University Press. pp. 325-328.
Contents.Tommie Shelby - 2016 - In The Demand of Justice: Symposium on Tommie Shelby’s Dark Ghettos: Injustice, Dissent, and Reform by Tommie Shelby. Harvard University Press.

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