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Offences and defences : selected essays in the philosophy of criminal law / John Gardner.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.Description: xii, 288 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780199239351 (hardback)
  • 0199239355 (hardback)
  • 9780199239368 (pbk.)
  • 0199239363 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 345.001 22
LOC classification:
  • K5018 .G37 2007
Online resources:
Contents:
The wrongness of rape -- Rationality and the rule of law in offences against the person -- Complicity and causality -- In defence of defences -- Justifications and reasons -- The gist of excuses -- Fletcher on offences and defences -- Provocation and pluralism -- The mark of responsibility -- The functions and justifications of criminal law and punishment -- Crime : in proportion and in perspective -- Reply to critics.
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Books Books Institute of Legal Practice and Development Library - Nyanza Branch General Stacks 345.001 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 005771N

Includes index.

The wrongness of rape -- Rationality and the rule of law in offences against the person -- Complicity and causality -- In defence of defences -- Justifications and reasons -- The gist of excuses -- Fletcher on offences and defences -- Provocation and pluralism -- The mark of responsibility -- The functions and justifications of criminal law and punishment -- Crime : in proportion and in perspective -- Reply to critics.

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