When should we make use of the criminal law? Crimes, Harms, and Wrongs
offers a philosophical analysis of the nature and ethical limits of
criminalisation. The authors explore the scope of harm-based
prohibitions, proscriptions of offensive behaviour, and
'paternalistic' prohibitions aimed at preventing self-harm, developing
guiding principles for these various grounds of state prohibition.
Both authors have written extensively in the field. They have produced
an integrated, accessible, philosophically-sophisticated account that
will be of great interest to legal academics, philosophers, and
advanced students alike. 'this elegant, closely argued and convincing
book is of great value and can be expected to be of lasting
influence.' James Chalmers 'Crimes, Harms, and Wrongs . . . is a
welcome addition to this field, and should clarify the reader's
thinking on a breathtakingly broad range of issues. . . . This is an
important book, and [its] consideration of not only Anglo-American
theory and law, but also German legal doctrines and writings on
criminalisation, should ensure that this debate reaches new heights in
the future.' Findlay Stark 'the result of [the authors'] many decades
of thought and writing on this fundamental subject is an integrated,
accessible, philosophically sophisticated discussion of this subject.'
Justice Gilles Renaud 'A.P. Simester and Andreas von Hirsch present an
informed and systematic account of the principles that, in their view,
should structure decisions about what to criminalize, and when.'
Vincent Chiao 'an outstanding work, original in many respects and
meticulous in its arguments. It represents the greatest advance on
this subject since Feinberg's four volumes . . . an outstanding
contribution to the re-invigorated criminalization debate.' Andrew
Ashworth 'important, original, interesting, and often ingenious.
Unlike some recent competitive books it has the virtue of making sound
arguments. And like everything else the authors have written, it is a
joy to read …This is an absolutely wonderful book.' Douglas Husak
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ISBN
9781847317773
Publisert
2015
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Vendor
Hart Publishing
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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