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| Other authors / contributors: | Von Hirsch, Andrew.
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| ISBN: | 9781847316578
1847316573
9781472560964
1472560965
9781847317773
1847317774
9781841139401
1841139408
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | When should we make use of the criminal law? Suppose that a responsible legislature seeks to enact a morally justifiable range of criminal prohibitions. What criteria should it apply when deciding whether to proscribe conduct?Crimes, Harms, and Wrongs is a philosophical analysis of the nature, significance, and ethical limits of criminalisation. The authors explore the scope and moral boundaries of harm-based prohibitions, proscriptions of offensive behaviour, and 'paternalistic' prohibitions aimed at preventing self-harm. Their aim is to develop guiding principles for these various grounds of.
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| Other form: | Print version: Simester, A.P. Crimes, harms, and wrongs. Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart Pub., 2011 9781841139401
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