The realm of criminal law
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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2018, 2018
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| Edition: | First edition |
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 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 |
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| Item Description: | This edition previously issued in print: 2018 |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9780191859595 |