Action and Value in Criminal Law |
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Editor:
| Shute, Stephen Gardner, John Horder, Jeremy Gardner, John E. |
ISBN: | 978-0-19-826079-0 |
Publication Date: | Jul 1996 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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Imprint: | Clarendon Press |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $75.00 |
Book Description:
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This is a challenging collection of new essays on the theory of criminal law by leading philosophers from the UK, USA, and Canada. Ranging across such central issues as moral luck, mistake, and mental illness, Action and Value in Criminal Law aims to reorientate the study of criminal law, and will be essential reading for scholars and advanced students of criminal law, legal and moral philosophy.
This is a challenging collection of new essays on the theory of criminal law by leading philosophers from the UK, USA, and Canada. Ranging across such central issues as moral luck, mistake, and mental illness, Action and Value in Criminal Law aims to reorientate the study of criminal law, and will be essential reading for scholars and advanced students of criminal law, legal and moral philosophy.