Defending forfeiture theory -- State punishment and international criminal law -- Torts versus crimes -- Procedural rights -- The problem of relatedness -- Mala prohibita -- No one defends the status quo
Summary
Wellman presents a rights-based analysis of the permissibility of punishment, with broad implications for a number of core issues in criminal law, including the authority of the state, international criminal law, the proper scope of the criminal law and the tort/crime distinction, procedural rights, and the justification of mala prohibits. Book jacket
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-215) and index
