Abstract
Though much has been written about judicial anger and other emotional displays
from the judicial bench, comparatively little attention has been paid to disgust. This
particular emotion does not seem to be expressed or reflected by judges as much as
other negative sentiments or feelings; “disgust” also has an emotional resonance that
we might not associate with things like anger and sadness, and exists in more than
one form. Focusing on a sample of cases in which judges have used the term, the
article questions what type of disgust is being shown (“core” disgust or “socio-moral”
disgust), whether the emotion is experienced or articulated, and what the significance
is of using the word “disgust” in the judicial narrative.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 23 |
Specialist publication | Onati Socio-Legal Series [online] |
Publication status | Early online date - 30 Apr 2019 |