The new philosophy of criminal law
The new philosophy of criminal law
There is no more vivid example of a state s power over its citizens than the criminal law. By criminalizing various behaviours, the state sets boundaries on what we can and cannot do. And the criminal law is in many ways unique in the harshness of its sanctions. But traditional …
"Law's Imagined Republic shows how the American Revolution was marked by the rapid proliferation of law talk across the colonies. This legal language was both elite and popular, spanned different forms of expression from words to rituals, and included simultaneously real and ima…
"Law's Imagined Republic shows how the American Revolution was marked by the rapid proliferation of law talk across the colonies. This legal language was both elite and popular, spanned different forms of expression from words to rituals, and included simultaneously real and ima…
"Law's Imagined Republic shows how the American Revolution was marked by the rapid proliferation of law talk across the colonies. This legal language was both elite and popular, spanned different forms of expression from words to rituals, and included simultaneously real and ima…
"Law's Imagined Republic shows how the American Revolution was marked by the rapid proliferation of law talk across the colonies. This legal language was both elite and popular, spanned different forms of expression from words to rituals, and included simultaneously real and ima…
This work provides an analysis of three aspects of state community law - state practice, particularly as evidenced in English and US courts, the proposals of the International Law Commission and recent challenges before international tribunals.
This book puts forward proposals for solutions to the current gaps between the Mexican legal order and the norms and principles of international criminal law. Adequate legislative measures are suggested for compliance with international obligations. The author approaches the boo…
This is a major survey of crime and punishment in China that puts into context how the imperial, republican, and communist governments thought about and dispensed criminal justice.
This selection of John Gardner's influential pieces in criminal law theory tackles persistent, troublesome questions including Which wrongs should be crimes and why? Should crimes ever be excused, and if so on what basis? What are the conditions of criminal responsibility, and h…
This selection of John Gardner's influential pieces in criminal law theory tackles persistent, troublesome questions including : Which wrongs should be crimes and why? Should crimes ever be excused, and if so on what basis? What are the conditions of criminal responsibility, and…