The Oxford handbook of the philosophy of the criminal law
By: edited by John Deigh and David Dolinko
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 525
ISBN-13: 9780195314854
Subjects: Philosophy; Criminal law
Other titles: Handbook of the philosophy of the criminal law
Description: This title contains 17 original essays by leading thinkers in the field and covers the field's major topics including limits to criminalization, obscenity and hate speech, blackmail, the law of rape, attempts, accomplice liability, causation responsibility, justification and excuse, duress, and more.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The limits of the criminal law / Gerald Dworkin; title: Criminalizing expression : hate speech and obscenity / L. W. Sumner; title: Blackmail / Mitchell Berman; title: An alleged act requirement in the criminal law / Douglas Husak; title: Attempts / Andrew Ashworth; title: The philosophical foundations of complicity law / Christopher Kutz; title: Causation in the criminal law / Michael Moore; title: Responsibility / John Deigh; title: Culpability / Larry Alexander; title: Justification and excuse / Kimberly Kessler Ferzan; title: Duress / Joshua Dressler; title: Insanity defense / Walter Sinnott-Armstrong and Ken Levy; title: Gender issues in the criminal law / Marcia Baron; title: Punishment / David Dolinko; title: The death penalty and deontology / Carol Steiker; title: Mercy / R. A. Duff; title: Alternatives to punishment / Stephen P. Garvey.