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

By: Gardner, John (John B.).
Publisher: Oxford : New York : Oxford University Press, 2007Description: xii, 288 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780199239351 (hbk.).Subject(s): Criminal law -- Philosophy | Justification (Law) | Criminal liabilityDDC classification: 345.001
Contents:
1. The wrongness of rape. 2. Rationality and the rule of law in offences against the person. 3. Complicity and causality. 4. In defence of defences. 5. Justifications and reasons. 6. The gist of excuses. 7. Fletcher on offences and defences. 8. Provocation and pluralism. 9. The mark of responsibility. 10. The functions and justifications of criminal law and punishment. 11. Crime : in proportion and in perspective. 12. Reply to critics. - Index.
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Includes index.

1. The wrongness of rape. 2. Rationality and the rule of law in offences against the person. 3. Complicity and causality. 4. In defence of defences. 5. Justifications and reasons. 6. The gist of excuses. 7. Fletcher on offences and defences. 8. Provocation and pluralism. 9. The mark of responsibility. 10. The functions and justifications of criminal law and punishment. 11. Crime : in proportion and in perspective. 12. Reply to critics. - Index.