Placing blame
Subtitle: a theory of the criminal law
By: Michael Moore
Edition: 1st published in paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 849
ISBN-13: 9780199599493
Subjects: Criminal liability
Description: "This is a collection of essays written by Moore which form a thorough examination of the theory of criminal responsibility. The author covers a wide range of topics, giving the book a coherence and unity which is rare in assembled essays. Perhaps the most significant feature of this book is Moore's espousal of a retributivist theory of punishment. This anti-utilitarian standpoint is a common thread throughout the book. It is also a trend which is currently manifesting itself in allareas of moral, political and legal philosophy, but Moore is one of the first to apply such attitudes so sytematically to criminal law theory. As such, this innovative, new book will be of great interest to all scholars in this field." -- Publisher's information.
Notes: Originally published: Oxford: Clarendon, 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [797]-829) and index.