ABSTRACT In recent years the study of emotions in the past has received considerable attention. At the same time, many historians of law have shown reluctance to acknowledge and systematically explore emotions in legal sources and legal contexts. This issue of the Journal of Legal History addresses this imbalance and demonstrates how emotions have played important roles in legal reasoning, legal doctrine, the behaviour of legal actors, and the development of law over time. This article investigates recent developments in the study of the history of emotions and of emotions in contemporary law, before assessing the challenges of writing law and emotions histories. It argues for the importance of utilizing both legal and extra-legal source material to uncover the relationship between legal rationality and emotion; to gain insights into the emotional worlds of those participating in legal systems; and to provide a deeper understanding of the workings of the law.

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书写法律与情感史

摘要 近年来，过去对情绪的研究受到了相当大的关注。与此同时，许多法律史学家表现出不愿承认和系统地探索法律渊源和法律背景中的情感。本期《法律史杂志》解决了这种不平衡问题，并展示了情绪如何在法律推理、法律学说、法律行为者的行为以及法律的发展中发挥重要作用。在评估撰写法律和情感史的挑战之前，本文调查了情感史和当代法律中情感史研究的最新进展。论证了利用法律和法外来源材料揭示法律理性与情感之间关系的重要性；深入了解参与法律体系的人的情感世界；并提供对法律运作的更深入了解。