Offences and defences : selected essays in the philosophy of criminal law /

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Author / Creator:	Gardner, John, 1965-2019.
Imprint:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Description:	1 online resource (xii, 288 p.)
Language:	English
Subject:	Criminal law -- Philosophy. Justification (Law) Criminal liability.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8561280

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Notes:	Includes index. Electronic reproduction. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. (Oxford Scholarship Online). Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet Explorer 6.0 (or higher) or Firefox 2.0 (or higher). Available as searchable text in HTML format. Access restricted to subscribing institutions.
Summary:	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 how do they relate to conditions of moral responsibility?

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