Justification and Excuse in the Criminal Law A Collection of Essays

Beginning a series the aim of which is to make available texts and collections of essays in major moral issues, this anthology collects some of the most important essays by legal academics and philosophers written over the past 20 years about the limits of the state's right to punish, and in particular about excuses and justifications. Following an introduction by editor Corrado, the volume is divided into sections on the theory of excuses, justification and excuse, necessity and duress, brainwashing, and rotten social background. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.