The Moral Limits of the Criminal Law Volume 1: Harm to Others.

This book focuses on the 'harm principle', the common-sense view that prevention of harm to persons other than the perpetrator is a legitimate purpose of criminal legislation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Feinberg, Joel
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1987.
Series:Oxford scholarship online.
Oxford scholarship online. Philosophy module.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This book focuses on the 'harm principle', the common-sense view that prevention of harm to persons other than the perpetrator is a legitimate purpose of criminal legislation.
Physical Description:1 online resource (282 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0195046641
9780195046649