Intention in law and philosophy / edited by Ngaire Naffine, Rosemary Owens, John Williams.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Naffine, Ngaire.

Owens, Rosemary J.

Williams, John (John Matthew), 1967-

Series:

Applied legal philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intention.

Law--Philosophy.

Law.

Physical Description:

xiii, 377 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, Dartmouth, [2001]

Contents:

1 The Intention Project / Ngaire Naffine, Rosemary Owens, John Williams 1

Part I The Philosophy of Intention

2 How Decision Theory Illuminates Assignments of Moral Responsibility / Frank Jackson 19

3 Irresistible Impulse / Michael Smith 37

4 Intention and Agency / Grant Gillett 57

Part II Intention and Individual Responsibility

Crimes

5 Negotiating Intentions in Trials of Guilt and Punishment / Ian D Leader-Elliott 73

6 Intention in the Law of Murder / Sir Anthony Mason 107

Torts

7 Mens Rea in Tort Law / Peter Cane 129

8 Tales of Intention: Storytelling and the Rhetoricity of Judgment / Sandra Berns 161

Contracts

9 Intention: Meaning in Relation / Michael J Detmold 187

10 Intention to Contract: Public Act or Private Sentiment? / Margaret Thornton 217

Part III Intention and the Collective

Intention in Groups

11 Collective Intentions / Philip Pettit 241

12 Bad Faith and Bad Intentions in Corporate Law / Suzanne Corcoran 255

Intention in Legal Texts

13 Postulated Authors and Hypothetical Intentions / Natalie Stoljar 271

14 Legislative Intent and Democratic Decision Making / Tom Campbell 291

15 Constitutional Intention: The Limits of Originalism / John Williams 321

Part IV Beyond Intention?

16 Intention Versus Reactive Fault / John Braithwaite 345.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-374) and index.

ISBN:

0754621715

OCLC:

46882571