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Punishment and responsibility : essays in the philosophy of law / by H. L. A. Hart ; with an introduction by John Gardner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hart, H. L. A. (Herbert Lionel Adolphus), 1907-1992, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Punishment--Great Britain.
- Punishment.
- Criminal liability--Great Britain.
- Criminal liability.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (liii, 277 p.)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This collection of essays represents H.L.A. Hart's landmark contribution to the philosophy of criminal responsibility and punishment. This edition reproduces the original text, adding a new critical introduction by John Gardner, a leading contemporary criminal law theorist.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction
- I. Prolegomenon to the Principles of Punishment
- II. Legal Responsibility and Excuses
- III. Murder and the Principles of Punishment: England and the United States
- IV. Acts of Will and Responsibility
- V. Intention and Punishment
- VI. Negligence, Mens Rea, and Criminal Responsibility
- VII. Punishment and the Elimination of Responsibility
- VIII. Changing Conceptions of Responsibility
- IX. Postscript: Responsibility and Retribution
- NOTES
- APPENDIX
- INDEX.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [238]-267) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-172070-4
- 0-19-156005-7
- OCLC:
- 1024285401
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