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The legalization of drugs /

In the United States today, the use or possession of many drugs is a criminal offense. Can these criminal laws be justified? What are the best reasons to punish or not to punish drug users? These are the fundamental issues debated in this book by two prominent philosophers of law. Douglas Husak argu...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Husak, Douglas N., 1948-
Autres auteurs: De Marneffe, Peter, 1957-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Collection:For and against (Cambridge, England)
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • The meaning of drug decriminalization
  • How should we evaluate alternative drug policies?
  • Reasons to criminalize drug use
  • Reasons to decriminalize
  • Drug legalization : production and sale
  • An argument for drug prohibition
  • Drug prohibition and liberalism
  • Alcohol and other drugs
  • Epistemic concerns.