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Criminal attempts /

The study of the law of attempts is a productive route into a number of issues in criminal law theory and in the philosophy of action. By identifying the legal doctrines which courts and legislatures have developed or adopted, the author goes on to ask whether and how they can be rationalized or ren...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Duff, Antony
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Clarendon Press, 1996.
Series:Oxford monographs on criminal law and criminal justice.
Subjects:
Criminal attempt.
Criminal attempt > United States.
Criminal attempt > Great Britain.
Tentative (Droit pénal)
Tentative (Droit pénal) > États-Unis.
Tentative (Droit pénal) > Grande-Bretagne.
Great Britain.
United States.
Law, Politics & Government.
Law, General & Comparative.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The study of the law of attempts is a productive route into a number of issues in criminal law theory and in the philosophy of action. By identifying the legal doctrines which courts and legislatures have developed or adopted, the author goes on to ask whether and how they can be rationalized or rendered persuasive.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxvii, 420 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-411) and index.
ISBN:9780191682384
0191682381