Crimes, Harms, and Wrongs

When should we make use of the criminal law? Crimes, Harms, and Wrongs offers a philosophical analysis of the nature and ethical limits of criminalisation. The authors explore the scope of harm-based prohibitions, proscriptions of offensive behaviour, and 'paternalistic' prohibitions aimed at preventing self-harm, developing guiding principles for these various grounds of state prohibition. Both authors have written extensively in the field. They have produced an integrated, accessible, philosophically-sophisticated account that will be of great interest to legal academics, philosophers, and advanced students alike.

• | Author: A. P. Simester
• | Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• | Publication Date: Jul 10, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 258 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1849466998
• | ISBN-13: 9781849466998