Law, Cultural Diversity, and Criminal Defense

Informationen zum Autor Craig L. Carr is professor emeritus of political science at the Hatfield School of Government, Portland State University. He has published several books and numerous articles in the areas of political and legal philosophy, constitutional law, and American politics. His more recent books include Liberalism and Pluralism: The Politics of E Pluribus Unum , and Orwell, Politics, and Power . Lisa Johnson is a professor in the School of Business and Leadership at the University of Puget Sound, where she teaches courses in law and legal studies. Zusammenfassung This book defends the propriety of a cultural defense in American criminal law when minority cultural practices are presumed to violate a legitimate criminal statute. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Law, Politics, and Social Justice; 2. The Question of Culture; 3. Social Justice and Legal Practice; 4. Criminal Defense and Cultural Autonomy; 5. Culture and the Constitution; 6. Culture and Criminal Responsibility;

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Craig L. Carr, Craig L. Johnson Carr, Carr Craig L., Lisa Johnson
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 14.01.2020
• EAN: 9780367481247
• ISBN: 978-0-367-48124-7
• Pages: 154
• Thème: Cultural Diversity and Law
• Catégories: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Droit > Droit pénal, droit de procédure pénale, criminologie; LAW / Criminal Law / General, LAW / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, Criminal law & procedure, LAW / Courts, LAW / Constitutional, LAW / Public, LAW / Civil Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, LAW / Comparative, LAW / Discrimination, Legal aspects of criminology, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Criminology: legal aspects, Criminal law: procedure and offences