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The realm of criminal law / R.A. Duff.
By: Duff, Antony [author.]
.Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191859595.Subject(s): Criminal law -- Philosophy | Criminal law -- Social aspects | Law | Laws of specific jurisdictions & specific areas of lawAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780199570195DDC classification: 345.001 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: We are said to face a crisis of over-criminalisation: our criminal law has become chaotic, unprincipled, and over-expansive. This text proposes a theory of criminal law, as an institution that can play an important but limited role in the civil order of a political community: it shows how criminal law could be ordered, principled, and restrained.
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
We are said to face a crisis of over-criminalisation: our criminal law has become chaotic, unprincipled, and over-expansive. This text proposes a theory of criminal law, as an institution that can play an important but limited role in the civil order of a political community: it shows how criminal law could be ordered, principled, and restrained.
Specialized.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 11, 2018).