The purpose of this contribution is to suggest a sociological and juridical redefinition of usury with a different interpretative point of view in the analysis of this phenomenon from the traditional scheme based on the lending of money to a needy individual and the payment of unconscionable interests, which are in fact definable as “usurious”, to a new and diverse juridical category. This interpretative effort finds grounds in the awareness of the fact that usury as it has been defined by the law is sensible, even “permeable”, to social change.
Stefanizzi, S. (2014). A sociological and juridical redefinition of usury. In S. Caneppele, F. Calderoni (a cura di), Organized crime, corruption and crime prevention (pp. 207-216). New York : Springer [10.1007/978-3-319-01839-3].
A sociological and juridical redefinition of usury
STEFANIZZI, SONIA
2014
Abstract
The purpose of this contribution is to suggest a sociological and juridical redefinition of usury with a different interpretative point of view in the analysis of this phenomenon from the traditional scheme based on the lending of money to a needy individual and the payment of unconscionable interests, which are in fact definable as “usurious”, to a new and diverse juridical category. This interpretative effort finds grounds in the awareness of the fact that usury as it has been defined by the law is sensible, even “permeable”, to social change.
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