Liberal Criminal Theory - Essays for Andreas von Hirsch

This book celebrates Andreas (Andrew) von Hirsch''s pioneering contributions to liberal criminal theory. He is particularly noted for reinvigorating desert-based theories of punishment, for his development of principled normative constraints on the enactment of criminal laws, and for helping to bridge the gap between Anglo-American and German criminal law scholarship. Underpinning his work is a deep commitment to a liberal vision of the state. This collection brings together a distinguished group of international authors, who pay tribute to von Hirsch by engaging with topics on which he himself has focused. The essays range across sentencing theory, questions of criminalisation, and the relation between criminal law and the authority of the state. Together, they articulate and defend the ideal of a liberal criminal justice system, and present a fitting accolade to Andreas von Hirsch''s scholarly life.

About the author

AP Simester is Amaladass Professor of Criminal Justice and Co-Director of the Centre for Legal Theory at the National University of Singapore, and Edmund-Davies Professor of Criminal Law at King's College London, UK.Antje du Bois-Pedain is Professor of Criminal Law and Philosophy at the University of Cambridge, Director of the Centre for Penal Theory and Penal Ethics at the Institute of Criminology, and Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge, UK.

Photograph courtesy of University of Cambridge.
Ulfrid Neumann is Professor of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Legal Theory and Sociology of Law at the Goethe-University in Frankfurt.

Product details

• Authors: Antje Du Bois-Pedain, Ulf Neumann, Ulfrid Bois-Pedain Neumann, Ulfrid Simester Neumann, A P Simester, A. P. Simester
• Assisted by: Antje Du Bois-Pedain (Editor), Antje L. du Bois-Pedain (Editor), Antje Du Bois-Pedain (Editor), Professor Dr. Dr.h.c Ulfrid Neumann (Editor), Ulfrid Neumann (Editor), A P Simester (Editor), A. P. Simester (Editor), Professor A P (National University of Singapore) Simester (Editor)
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.08.2014
• EAN: 9781849465144
• ISBN: 978-1-84946-514-4
• No. of pages: 408
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 16 mm
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law