Act and crime : the philosophy of action and its implications for criminal law / Michael S. Moore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moore, Michael S., 1943-

Series:

Clarendon law series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal act.

Criminal liability.

Criminal law--Philosophy.

Criminal law.

Physical Description:

xiii, 413 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.

Summary:

This work provides, for the first time, a unified account of the theory of action presupposed by both British and American criminal law and its underlying morality. It defends the view that human actions are volitionally caused body movements. This theory illuminates three major problems in drafting and implementing criminal law--what the voluntary act requirement does and should require, what complex descriptions of actions prohibited by criminal codes both do and should require, and when the two actions are the "same" for purposes of assessing whether multiple prosecutions and multiple punishments are warranted. The book contributes to the development of a coherent theory of action in philosophy. It provides a grounding in three of the most basic elements of criminal liability for legislators, judges, and the lawyers who argue to them.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0198257910

OCLC:

27150295