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We are said to face a crisis of over-criminalisation: our criminal law has become chaotic, unprincipled, and over-expansive. This text 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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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Duff, Antony
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
We are said to face a crisis of over-criminalisation: our criminal law has become chaotic, unprincipled, and over-expansive. This text 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.
Umfang:
1 online resource (385 pages)
Anmerkungen:
This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-354) and index.
ISBN:
0-19-105858-0
0-19-185959-1
0-19-105857-2
Schlagworte:
Criminal law.
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