Criminal attempts
By: R.A. Duff.
Series: [Oxford monographs in criminal law and justice]; Oxford monographs on criminal law and criminal justice.
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 420
Subjects: Criminal attempt.; Criminal attempt -- United States.; Criminal attempt -- Great Britain.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [401]-411) and index.