On criminalization : an essay in the philosophy of the criminal law /

When thinking about justified criminalization - whether some action may morally be made a criminal offense - philosophers tend to rely upon `balancing'. Arguments favoring and opposing criminalization are `weighed' on a simple beam balance; the `weightier' reasons prevail. Jonathan Sc...

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Main Author:	Schonsheck, Jonathan
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [1994]
Series:	Law and philosophy library ; v. 19.
Subjects:	Criminal law > Philosophy. Droit pénal > Philosophie. Infractions. Strafrecht. Rechtsfilosofie. Criminologie. Rechtsphilosophie. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book