The moral limits of the criminal law. Volume 2, Offense to others /
The author focuses on the òffence principle', the principle that preventing shock, disgust, or revulsion is always a morally relevant reason for legal prohibitions. He examines the differences between minor and profound offences as well as the conceptual, moral, and judicial problems raised by...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York ; Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
1988.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The author focuses on the òffence principle', the principle that preventing shock, disgust, or revulsion is always a morally relevant reason for legal prohibitions. He examines the differences between minor and profound offences as well as the conceptual, moral, and judicial problems raised by obscenity, pornography, and 'dirty' words. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 328 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780199785872 0199785872 |