Criminal law and prior fault : comparative perspectives on addiction and intoxication / edited by Anna Goldberg and Paloma Manguele.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Goldberg, Anna Elisabeth, editor.

Manguele, Paloma, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal liability.

Substance abuse--Law and legislation.

Substance abuse.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

London : Hart Publishing, 2025.

Summary:

"This book offers fresh perspectives on the role of addiction in prior fault culpability by integrating legal, psychological, neuroscientific, and philosophical dimensions. Are intoxicated defendants responsible for harms they cause to persons and property when intoxicated? Should they be criminally liable for those harms, even if they act without intention or control? What if their intoxicated state is associated with addiction? Diving into the complex interaction between addiction, intoxication, and law, prior fault is addressed from various jurisdictions including England and Wales, Germany, and the Netherlands, and contains perspectives from Northern American law. These different disciplines and legal systems are not merely described but closely integrated through co-authored chapters, involving academics from different disciplinary fields and legal traditions. This creates an inherently integrated and comparative approach towards the problem of prior fault, which is necessary to address the complexity of such situations. This collection is a thorough resource for students, academics, researchers, and practising lawyers who aim to deepen their understanding of the law's approach towards addiction and intoxication. Moreover, this book illustrates the importance of a collaborative approach between different legal traditions and interdisciplinary scientific understanding, thereby laying the groundwork for future legal reforms, informed legal practice, and research"-- Bloomsbury Collections.

Contents:

Prior fault, intoxication and addiction : an introduction / Anna Goldberg and Paloma Manguele

Prior fault insanity and diminished responsibility : comparing English and Dutch approaches / John J Child and Michiel JF Van Der Wolf

A penology of prior fault : reflections on penal context, aims and opportunities / Gavin Dingwall

Bridging the gap : the (in)compatibility of legal and behavioural perspectives on prior fault, intoxication and addiction / Anna Goldberg and Nicholas Sinclair-House

When addiction matters to the criminal law : some thoughts on the voluntariness in voluntary intoxication / Hans S Crombag and Reinout W Wiers

Criminal responsibility in addiction pathways / James Browning and Anna Goldberg

Prior fault and alcohol intoxication : a cognitive neuroscientific perspective / Paloma Manguele and Kyriaki Nikolaou

Addiction and automatism / Claire Hogg

A primrose path theory of substance use disorder and prior fault / Gideon Yaffe

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Online resource; title from home page (Bloomsbury Collections, viewed December 1, 2025).

Other Format:

Print version: Criminal law and prior fault

ISBN:

9781509981311

1509981314

9781509981298

1509981292

9781509981304

1509981306

OCLC:

1520505998

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license