{"product_id":"la-abolicion-del-tormento-el-inedito-discurso-sobre-la-injusticia-del-apremio-judicial-c-1795-de-pedro-garcia-del-canuelo-paperback-softback-9781469647494","title":"La Abolición Del Tormento; El inédito Discurso Sobre La Injusticia Del Apremio Judicial (c. 1795), De Pedro García Del Cañuelo (Paperback \/ softback) 9781469647494","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLa Abolición Del Tormento\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEl inédito Discurso Sobre La Injusticia Del Apremio Judicial (c. 1795), De Pedro García Del Cañuelo\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJosé Manuel Pereiro Otero (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781469647494\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 August 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages, 62 halftones, 2 figs\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.52 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe abolition of judicial torture—alongside the eradication of both slavery and capital punishment—was one of the most consequential issues debated in eighteenth century continental Europe. A revealing component of this controversial debate was presented in the unpublished \u003ci\u003eDiscurso sobre la injusticia del apremio judicial,\u003c\/i\u003e written by the attorney Pedro Garcia del Canuelo. Seeking support for its publication, he forwarded the manuscript to Prime Minister Manuel Godoy in 1795. The savvy Spanish politician, however, not only rejected the text, but also warned its author against further discussing the issues raised in his treatise. As a result, although its title was known, the essay was lost to history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe current volume, \u003ci\u003eLa abolicion del tormento,\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes, transcribes, and reproduces the complete \u003ci\u003eDiscurso\u003c\/i\u003e while framing its proposals within the European debate regarding the abolition of torture and the prohibition of other methods of mental and physical coercion allowed by diverse tribunals. The monograph additionally considers the extent of the controversy associated with torture in Spain as it provides biographical information on Garcia del Canuelo and examines the philosophical and juridical foundations related to this atrocious practice, one which produced one of the fiercest exchanges of the Enlightenment. The aforementioned dispute reflects the political tensions of an era because a discussion on the legality of torture involves a consideration of what constitutes a human being, what is the relationship between legality and justice, as well as what are the limits of lawful power in relation to the natural rights and the intrinsic value of the individual. Thoroughly documented, this study should be of particular interest to those concerned with intellectual processes and practices during the modern era, not only in Spain, but throughout the Western world as a whole.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Romance Studies","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52588938658072,"sku":"9781469647494","price":40.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/la-abolicion-del-tormento-el-inedito-discurso-sobre-la-injusticia-del-apremio-judicial-c-1795-de-pedro-garcia-del-canuelo-paperback-softback-9781469647494","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}