| Description |
1 online resource (xl, 351 pages) |
| Series |
The collected works of Jeremy Bentham |
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Bentham, Jeremy, 1748-1832.
Works. 1983
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| Contents |
Limits between private ethics and the art of legislation -- Jurisprudence, its branches -- Of a law and its parts -- Source of a law -- Ends which a law may have in view -- Subjects of a law -- Objects of a law -- Of the parties which may be affected by a law -- Of the local extent which a law may have -- Of the duration of a law -- Generality of a law -- Aspects of a law -- Force of a law -- Signs of a law -- Appendages of a law -- Idea of a compleat law -- No customary law compleat -- Separation of the civil branch from the penal -- Distinction between civil law and criminal -- Distinction between penal and civil procedure -- Uses of this chapter |
| Summary |
"The present edition of 'Of the Limits of the Penal Branch of Jurisprudence' supersedes 'Of Laws in General, ' edited by H.L.A. Hart and published by the Athlone Press in 1970, as a volume in The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham."--Page xi |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Bentham, Jeremy, 1748-1832.
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Criminal law -- Philosophy.
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Law and ethics.
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Punishment -- Philosophy.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Schofield, Philip, 1958-
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| ISBN |
0191812781 (electronic bk.) |
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0199570736 (hardback acid-free paper) |
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9780191812781 (electronic bk.) |
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9780199570737 (hardback acid-free paper) |
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