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Provocation and responsibility /

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A philosophical inquiry into the foundations of provocation as a defence to murder, this book draws on historical and philosophical sources not normally linked with criminal law. It seeks to explain why and when action in anger is thought morally less blameworthy than premeditated action.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Horder, Jeremy
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : Clarendon, 1992.
Series:Oxford monographs on criminal law and criminal justice.
Subjects:
Provocation (Criminal law) > Great Britain > History.
Criminal liability > Great Britain > History.
Provocation (Droit pénal) > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Criminal liability
Provocation (Criminal law)
Great Britain
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:A philosophical inquiry into the foundations of provocation as a defence to murder, this book draws on historical and philosophical sources not normally linked with criminal law. It seeks to explain why and when action in anger is thought morally less blameworthy than premeditated action.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 208 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191681707
0191681709