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Wrongs and Crimes
Offering a philosophical investigation of the relationship between moral wrongdoing and criminalization, this book provides an account of the nature of moral wrongdoing, the sources of moral wrongdoing, why wrongdoing is the central target of criminal law, and the ways in which criminalization of non-wrongful conduct might be permissible.
| Author(s) | By Victor Tadros (Professor of Criminal Law and Legal Theory, Professor of Criminal Law and Legal Theory, University of Warwick). |
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| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Format | Paperback / softback |
| Pages | 368 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 14 Mar 2019 |
| Availability | Available |
Offering a philosophical investigation of the relationship between moral wrongdoing and criminalization, this book provides an account of the nature of moral wrongdoing, the sources of moral wrongdoing, why wrongdoing is the central target of criminal law, and the ways in which criminalization of non-wrongful conduct might be permissible.
1: Introduction Part A: Punishing Wrongs 2: Wrongness and Responses 3: Wrongdoing and Respecting Value 4: The Punitive Response 5: Personal Practical Responsibility Part B: Criminalization in Principle 6: How Not to Think about Criminalization I: R
Victor Tadros is Professor of Criminal Law and Legal Theory at the University of Warwick. He works in the philosophy of criminal law, just war theory, and on a range of issues in moral, legal and political philosophy. He is the author of Criminal Responsi
