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Neutralization Techniques: Means to Diffuse Responsibility

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Even when individuals are aware of their illegal actions, they continue to indulge in piracy by taking umbrage under “moral holiday” and put forth various techniques to “neutralize” their guilt and justify their actions. It is not just lack of awareness of the consequences; instead, the chapter looks at general neutralization of the guilt when committing the act of piracy. The chapter clarifies the general beliefs and norms in connection with different theories that are used to explain and justify the act of piracy.

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    Sanjeev P. Sahni

  2. Jindal Global Law School, OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India

    Indranath Gupta

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Sahni, S.P., Gupta, I. (2019). Neutralization Techniques: Means to Diffuse Responsibility. In: Piracy in the Digital Era. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7173-8_5

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