This seminar will be a study of philosophical questions concerning punishment and responsibility in the criminal law. These questions include the nature of punishment, its justification, proportionality, the compatibility of criminal responsibility with a scientific world view, and the compatibility of mens rea as a condition of criminality with deterrence as an aim of punishment.
Textbooks ( * denotes required )
Punishment and Responsibility : Essays in the Philosophy of Law
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Hart, H. L. A.
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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edition: 2
ISBN: 978-0-19-953478-4
Deigh, John