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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...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Dsouza, Mark (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Oxford ; Portland, Oregon : Hart Publishing, 2017.
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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.