| Description |
1 online resource (liii, 277 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- Note To Second Impression -- Acknowledgements -- Preface To The Second Edition -- Contents -- Introduction by John Gardner -- I. Prolegomenon to the Principles of Punishment -- II. Legal Responsibility and Excuses -- III. Murder and the Principles of Punishment: England and the United States -- IV. Acts of Will and Responsibility -- V. Intention and Punishment -- VI . Negligence, Mens Rea, and Criminal Responsibility -- VII. Punishment and the Elimination of Responsibility -- VIII. Changing Conceptions of Responsibility |
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IX. Postscript: Responsibility and Retribution -- Notes -- Appendix -- Index -- Footnotes |
| Summary |
This collection of essays represents H.L.A. Hart's landmark contribution to the philosophy of criminal responsibility and punishment. This edition reproduces the original text, adding a new critical introduction by John Gardner, a leading contemporary criminal law theorist |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-267) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Punishment -- Great Britain
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Criminal liability -- Great Britain
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LAW -- Criminal Law -- General.
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Criminal liability
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Punishment
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Strafe
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Angloamerikanisches Recht
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Straf.
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Verantwoordelijkheid.
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Filosofische aspecten.
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191720703 |
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0191720704 |
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9780191560057 |
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0191560057 |
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9780191021770 |
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0191021776 |
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