Punishment and Responsibility: Essays in the Philosophy of Law

by H.L.A. Hart

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This classic collection of essays, first published in 1968, has had an enduring impact on academic and public debates about criminal responsibility and criminal punishment. Forty years on, its arguments are as powerful as ever. H.L.A. Hart offers an alternative to retributive thinking about criminal punishment that nevertheless preserves the central distinction between guilt and innocence. He also provides an account of criminal responsibility that...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0199534780

ISBN13:9780199534784

Release Date:May 2008

Publisher:OUP Oxford

Length:336 Pages

Weight:0.50 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.6" x 8.5"

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