The constitution of the criminal law / edited by R.A. Duff [and four others] ; C. A. J Coady [and thirteen others] ; contributors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Duff, R. A.

Coady, C. A. J.

Series:

Criminalization

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal law--Interpretation and construction.

Criminal law.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Law--Codification.

Law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (250 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume examines the constitutionalisation of criminal law. It considers how the criminal law is constituted through the political processes of the state; how the agents of the criminal law can be answerable to it themselves; and finally how the criminal law can be constituted as part of the international order.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Contributors""; ""1. Introduction: The Constitution of the Criminal Law""; ""2. What Constitutes Criminal Law?""; ""3. Harm, Vulnerability, and Citizenship: Constitutional Concerns in the Criminalization of Contemporary Sex Work""; ""4. The Role of the Public Prosecutor in Applying and Developing the Substantive Criminal Law""; ""5. Rights Forfeiture and Mala Prohibita""; ""6. Criminals in Uniform""; ""7. Puzzling about State Excuses as an Instance of Group Excuses""; ""8. War Crimes and Immoral Action in War""; ""9. Terrorism and the Criminal Law""

""10. Responsibility and Answerability in the Criminal Law""""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-175203-7

0-19-165527-9

OCLC:

922972794