The realm of criminal law /
We are said to face a crisis of over-criminalization: our criminal law has become chaotic, unprincipled, and over-expansive. This book proposes a theory of criminal law, as an institution that can play an important but limited role in the civil order of a political community: it shows how criminal l...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Oxford, United Kingdom :
Oxford University Press,
2018
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Edition: | First edition |
Series: | Criminalization series
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Summary: | We are said to face a crisis of over-criminalization: our criminal law has become chaotic, unprincipled, and over-expansive. This book proposes a theory of criminal law, as an institution that can play an important but limited role in the civil order of a political community: it shows how criminal law could be ordered, principled, and restrained |
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Physical Description: | viii, 373 pages ; 24 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-354) and index |
ISBN: | 0199570191 9780199570195 |