Punishment and responsibility : essays in the philosophy of law

Punishment and responsibility : essays in the philosophy of law / by H.L.A. Hart ; with an introduction by John Gardner.

This collection of essays represents H.L.A. Hart's landmark contribution to the philosophy of criminal responsibility and punishment. This edition reproduces the original text, adding a new critical introduction by John Gardner, a leading contemporary criminal law theorist.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hart, H. L. A. (Herbert Lionel Adolphus), 1907-1992
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2008.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Punishment > Great Britain.
Criminal liability > Great Britain.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Criminal liability
Punishment
Strafe
Angloamerikanisches Recht
Straf.
Verantwoordelijkheid.
Filosofische aspecten.
Great Britain
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Preface
  • Note To Second Impression
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface To The Second Edition
  • Contents
  • Introduction by John Gardner
  • I. Prolegomenon to the Principles of Punishment
  • II. Legal Responsibility and Excuses
  • III. Murder and the Principles of Punishment: England and the United States
  • IV. Acts of Will and Responsibility
  • V. Intention and Punishment
  • VI . Negligence, Mens Rea, and Criminal Responsibility
  • VII. Punishment and the Elimination of Responsibility
  • VIII. Changing Conceptions of Responsibility.
  • IX. Postscript: Responsibility and Retribution
  • Notes
  • Appendix
  • Index
  • Footnotes.

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