Machine derived contents note: Table of cases -- Introduction -- 1. The domain of excuses: A theoretical overview -- 2. An anatomy of excuses -- 3. Which theory of excuses? -- 4. Liberalism, partial excuses, and short-comers -- 5. Liberalism and the demands-of-conscience excuse -- 6. Excusing strict liability crime: a liberal account beyond the common law agenda -- Bibliography -- Index of authors -- General Index
Summary
"When should someone who may have intentionally or knowingly committed criminal wrongdoing be excused? Excusing Crime examines what excusing conditions are, and why familiar excuses, such as duress, are thought to fulfil those conditions." -- BOOK JACKET
Notes
Includes indexes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [271]-288) and index
