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Zusatztext The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Criminal Law contains some excellent essays, written by scholars of deservedly international reputations. Informationen zum Autor John Deigh is Professor of Law and Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of three books, The Sources of Moral Agency, Emotions, Values, and the Law, and An Introduction to Ethics (2010). He was the editor of Ethics from 1997 to 2008. David Dolinko is Professor of Law at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research interests focus on the philosophical underpinnings of criminal law. He has published articles on retributivism, capital punishment, and the privilege against self-incrimination. Klappentext This is the first comprehensive handbook in the philosophy of criminal law. Zusammenfassung This is the first comprehensive handbook in the philosophy of criminal law. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1: The Limits of the Criminal Law 2: Criminalizing Expression: Hate Speech and Obscenity 3: Blackmail 4: An Alleged Act Requirement in the Criminal Law 5: Attempts 6: The Philosophical Foundations of Complicity Law 7: Causation in the Criminal Law 8: Responsibility 9: Culpability 10: Justification and Excuse 11: Duress 12: Insanity Defense 13: Gender Issues in the Criminal Law 14: Punishment 15: The Death Penalty and Deontology 16: Mercy 17: Alternatives to Punishment Index
