Pen, the sword, and the law, the: dueling and democracy in uruguay
Auteur :
Parker, David S.
Éditeur :
McGill-Queen's University Press
ISBN :
9780228011026
Date de publication :
28 avr. 2022
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Canada
When duelling became widespread in early twentieth-century Uruguay, legislators facing this dilemma chose the unique and radical path of legalization. This book vividly explores how the only country in the world to decriminalize duelling managed the tension between these informal but widely accepted “gentlemanly laws†and its own criminal code.