Criminalization : the political morality of the criminal law /
R.A. Duff, Lindsay Farmer, S.E. Marshall, Massimo Renzo, Victor Tadros.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
This volume examines the political morality of the criminal law, exploring general principles and theories of criminalisation. Chapters provide accounts of the criminal law in the light of ambitious theories about moral and political philosophy - republicanism and contractarianism, or reflect upon on the success of important theories of criminalisation by viewing them in a novel light.