| Description |
xxxvii, 625 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Garland reference library of social science ; v. 831 |
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Garland studies in applied ethics ; v. 1 |
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Garland reference library of social science ; v. 831
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Garland studies in applied ethics ; v. 1
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| Contents |
Exegesis of the Law of Duress: Justifying the Excuse and Searching for its Proper Limits / Joshua Dressler. Reconceptualizing Necessity and Duress / Michael D. Bayles -- Pt. 4. Brainwashing. Ascription of Criminal States of Mind: Toward a Defense Theory for the Coercively Persuaded ("Brainwashed") Defendant / Richard Delgado. Professor Delgado's "Brainwashing" Defense: Courting a Determinist Legal System / Joshua Dressler -- Pt. 5. Rotten Social Background. The Morality of the Criminal Law / David L. Bazelon. The Twilight of Welfare Criminology: A Reply to Judge Bazelon / Stephen J. Morse. "Rotten Social Background": Should the Criminal Law Recognize a Defense of Severe Environmental Deprivation? / Richard Delgado. Background, Responsibility, and Excuse / George Vuoso |
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Introduction / Michael L. Corrado -- Pt. 1. The Theory of Excuses. A Plea for Excuses / J. L. Austin. Legal Responsibility and Excuses / H. L. A. Hart. The Individualization of Excusing Conditions / George P. Fletcher. A Motivational Theory of Excuses in the Criminal Law / Richard Brandt. An Economic Theory of the Criminal Law / Richard A. Posner. Mistakes of Fact: A Study in the Structure of Criminal Conduct / Benjamin B. Sendor. Choice, Character, and Excuse / Michael S. Moore. Character, Choice, and Moral Agency: The Relevance of Character to Our Moral Culpability Judgments / Peter Arenella -- Pt. 2. Justification and Excuse. A Theory of Justification: Societal Harm as a Prerequisite for Criminal Liability / Paul H. Robinson. The Right Deed for the Wrong Reason: A Reply to Mr. Robinson / George P. Fletcher. The Perplexing Borders of Justification and Excuse / Kent Greenawalt -- Pt. 3. Necessity and Duress |
| Analysis |
Criminal law |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Criminal law -- Philosophy.
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Criminal liability.
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Justification (Law)
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| Author |
Corrado, Michael Louis, 1940-
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| LC no. |
93015044 |
| ISBN |
0815308256 (alk. paper) |
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