Offences and defences : selected essays in the philosophy of criminal law /

This selection of John Gardner's influential pieces in criminal law theory tackles persistent, troublesome questions including : Which wrongs should be crimes and why? Should crimes ever be excused, and if so on what basis? What are the conditions of criminal responsibility, and how do they rel...

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Main Author: Gardner, John, 1965-2019
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This selection of John Gardner's influential pieces in criminal law theory tackles persistent, troublesome questions including : Which wrongs should be crimes and why? Should crimes ever be excused, and if so on what basis? What are the conditions of criminal responsibility, and how do they relate to conditions of moral responsibility?
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 288 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191566615
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