Judging Evil : Rethinking the Law of Murder and Manslaughter.

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Why do killers deserve punishment? How should the law decide?. These are the questions Samuel H. Pillsbury seeks to answer in this important new book on the theory and practice of criminal responsibility. In an argument both traditional and fresh, Pillsbury holds that persons deserve punishment acco...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pillsbury, Samuel H.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : NYU Press, 1998.
Subjects:
Criminal liability.
Criminal intent.
Murder.
Intention criminelle.
Meurtre.
murders (deaths)
Criminal intent
Criminal liability
Murder
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Why do killers deserve punishment? How should the law decide?. These are the questions Samuel H. Pillsbury seeks to answer in this important new book on the theory and practice of criminal responsibility. In an argument both traditional and fresh, Pillsbury holds that persons deserve punishment according to the evil they choose to do, regardless of their psychological capacities. Using real case examples, he offers concrete proposals for legal reform, urging that modern preoccupations with subjective aspects of wrongdoing be replaced with rules that focus more on the individual's motives.
Physical Description:1 online resource (278 pages)
ISBN:9780814768167
0814768164

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