Fundamentals of criminal law : responsibility, culpability, and wrongdoing

Fundamentals of criminal law responsibility, culpability, and wrongdoing

Written by a noted expert in criminal law, this book explores the philosophical underpinnings of the law's major doctrines concerning actus reus, mens rea, and defences, showing that they are not always driven by culpability. They are grounded also in principles of moral responsibility, ascript...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Simester, A. P., autor (autor)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press 2021
Edición:First edition published in 2021
Materias:
Derecho penal > Filosofía
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Crime, responsibility, culpability, and wrongdoing
  • 2. Structure and nomenclature
  • 3. Five functions, and two kinds, of Mens Rea
  • 4. Moral and ascriptive responsibilities
  • 5. Causation
  • 6. Why not-doings are special
  • 7. Complicity
  • 8. Moral responsibility and voluntariness
  • 9. (Non-volitional) action
  • 10. Prolegomenon to part III
  • 11. A pluralistic theory of culpability
  • 12. Being unreasonable
  • 13. Strict and constructive liability
  • 14. Outcome and other luck
  • 15. Distinguishing intended from advertent action
  • 16. On the moral distinction between intention and advertence

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