In the name of justice : leading experts reexamine the classic article "The aims of the criminal law" / edited by Timothy Lynch.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lynch, Timothy.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hart, Henry Melvin. Aims of the criminal law.

Hart, Henry Melvin.

Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Criminal law--United States.

Criminal law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Cato Institute, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Leading judges and legal scholars explore the state of criminal law today and offer compelling examinations of key issues, including suicide terrorism, drug legalization, and the vast reach of federal criminal liability.

Contents:

Table of Contents; Introduction: First Principles of American Criminal Justice; 1. The Aims of the Criminal Law; 2. You're (Probably) a Federal Criminal; 3. How Correct Was Henry M. Hart; 4. Federal Criminal Law: Punishing Benign Intentions - A Betrayal of Professor Hart's Admonition to Prosecute Only the Blameworthy; 5. Henry Hart's ""The Aims of the Criminal Law"": A Reconsideration; 6. How Would Henry Hart Have Approached the Problem of Suicide Terrorism; 7. The Community's Role in Defining the Aims of the Criminal Law; 8. If the Criminal Law Don't Fit, Civilly Commit

9. Substantive Limitations on the Criminal Law: Random Thoughts of a Judicial ConservativeAppendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Notes; Recommended Bibliography; Contributors; Index; About the Editor; Cato Institute

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9786612077791

9781282077799

1282077791

9781935308256

1935308254

OCLC:

615631756