Fundamentals of criminal law : responsibility, culpability, and wrongdoing /

This volume explores the philosophical underpinnings of the law's major doctrines concerning actus reus, mens rea, and defences, showing that they are not always driven by culpability but are grounded also in principles of moral responsibility, ascriptive responsibility, and wrongdoing.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Simester, A. P. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Edition:First edition.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This volume explores the philosophical underpinnings of the law's major doctrines concerning actus reus, mens rea, and defences, showing that they are not always driven by culpability but are grounded also in principles of moral responsibility, ascriptive responsibility, and wrongdoing.
Item Description:This edition also issued in print: 2021.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxii, 513 pages) : illustrations.
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192594600
0192594605
9780191887468
0191887463