ISBN:
9780199570195
Language:
English
Pages:
viii, 373 Seiten
,
24 cm
Edition:
First edition
Series Statement:
Criminalization
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Duff, Antony, 1945 - The realm of criminal law
DDC:
300
Keywords:
Criminal law
;
Criminal law Philosophy
;
Criminal law Social aspects
Abstract:
We are said to face a crisis of over-criminalization: our criminal law has become chaotic, unprincipled, and over-expansive. This book proposes a theory of criminal law, as an institution that can play an important but limited role in the civil order of a political community: it shows how criminal law could be ordered, principled, and restrained
Note:
Bibliographie: Seite 335-354. - Index: Seite 355-373
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