Oxford Handbook of the Philosophy of the Criminal Law

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

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• Authors: John Deigh, John (EDT)/ Dolinko Deigh, John; Dolinko Deigh, David Dolinko
• Assisted by: John Deigh (Editor), Deigh John (Editor), David Dolinko (Editor), Dolinko David (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2011
• EAN: 9780195314854
• ISBN: 978-0-19-531485-4
• No. of pages: 525
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 44 mm
• Series: Oxford Handbooks in Philosophy; Oxford Handbooks
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; USA, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, LAW / Criminal Law / General, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Criminal law & procedure, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, United States of America, USA, Ethics and moral philosophy, Criminal law: procedure and offences, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law