Rationale-based defences in criminal law : "I did it. I chose to do it. And here's why ..." /
PRAISE FOR THE BOOK "Despite the existing scholarly literature on criminal defences, many issues remain contested or unresolved. Dr Dsouza offers a thorough and scholarly treatment of a complex topic which can be expected to become a point of reference for future work in the field." Profes...
Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; Portland, Oregon :
Hart Publishing,
2017.
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- The proposed borders of justification and excuse
- Reasons and perspective in the criminal law
- The normative guidance underlying the criminal law
- The theoretical framework of rationale-based defences
- The contours of paradigmatic justifications
- Rationale-based excuses
- Supervening justificatory necessity
- Mapping the model?s implications
- Conclusion.