Excerpt from An Account of the Rise, Progress, and Present State of the Society for the Discharge and Relief of Persons Imprisoned for Small Debts Throughout England and Wales
Observations on the Law of Civil Imprisonment Table of Calculations on Bailable Process Forms of Application for Relief i Forms of Bequests, 810.
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Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. This book outlines the efforts of the Society for the Discharge and Relief of Imprisoned Debtors from its 1772 inception to 1808, providing an overview of the state of debtors' prisons in England and Wales. The author provides poignant descriptions of the hardships and privations faced by those incarcerated for unpaid debts. He makes clear how imprisonment often devastated entire families and drove individuals to the brink of despair. The book also includes a groundbreaking discussion of the legal and philosophical arguments against imprisoning debtors, examining the political wisdom and moral pitfalls of the practice. The author's thoughtful analysis of how the law could address this issue without sacrificing the rights of creditors remains relevant to this day, providing keen insights into the history, ethics, and reform of debtors' prisons. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Codice articolo 9781333340834_0
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