The Oxford handbook of philosophy of criminal law / edited by John Deigh and David Dolinko.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Deigh, John.

Dolinko, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal law--Philosophy.

Criminal law.

Physical Description:

xiii, 525 pages ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Handbook of philosophy of criminal law

Philosophy of criminal law

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2011]

Summary:

Collects the writings of top scholars of criminal law and legal philosophy to address a wide range of topics at the intersection of philosophy and criminal law

Covers many important topics at the center of legal philosophical debate today, such as acts and omissions, attempts, criminalization and its limits, complicity, causation, forgiveness and mercy, complicity, excuses and justification, and negligence Book jacket.

Contents:

The limits of the criminal law / Gerald Dworkin

Criminalizing expression : hate speech and obscenity / L. W. Sumner

Blackmail / Mitchell N. Berman

An alleged act requirement in criminal law / Douglas Husak

Attempts / Andrew Ashworth

The philosophical foundations of complicity law / Christopher Kutz

Causation in the criminal law / Michael Moore

Responsibility / John Deigh

Culpability / Larry Alexander

Justification and excuse / Kimberly Ferzan

Duress / Joshua Dressler

Insanity defenses / Walter Sinnott-Armstrong and Ken Levy

Gender issues in the criminal law / Marcia Baron

Punishment / David Dolinko

The death penalty and deontology / Carol Steiker

Mercy / R. A. Duff

Alternatives to punishment / Stephen P. Garvey.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780195314854

0195314859

OCLC:

640132496