This is the paperback edition of Antony Duff's acclaimed new work
on the structures of criminal law and criminal liability. His
starting point is a distinction between responsibility (understood
as answerability) and liability, and a conception of responsibility
as relational and practice-based. This focus on responsibility, as
a matter of being answerable to those who have the standing to call
one to account, throws new light on a range of questions in
criminal law theory: on the question of criminalisation, which can
now be cast as the question of what we should have to answer for,
and to whom, under the threat of criminal conviction and
punishment; on questions about the criminal trial, as a process
through which defendants are called to answer, and about the
conditions (bars to trial) given which a trial would be
illegitimate; on questions about the structure of offences, the
distinction between offences and defences, and the phenomena of
strict liability and strict responsibility; and on questions about
the structures of criminal defences. The net result is not a theory
of criminal law; but it is an account of the structure of criminal
law as an institution through which a liberal polity defines a
realm of public wrongdoing, and calls those who perpetrate (or are
accused of perpetrating) such wrongs to account. "For a criminal
law theorist, this book is simply a must read. Duff's sweeping
coverage of criminal law-ranging from the act requirement to
justifications and excuses-offers a structural edifice that is
indispensible. Though one may not always agree with Duff, his
original analysis and complex rethinking provides significant
insights into the most central questions within criminal law
theory. One cannot help but learn from Duff. And anyone who wishes
to be taken seriously in criminal law theory will have to grapple
with his arguments." Kimberley Kessler Ferzan, Criminal Justice
Ethics, 2009 "Philosophers who specialize in normative inquiries
but find the time to read only one book in criminal theory every
few years should immediately place Answering for Crime at the very
top of their pile. It is the best book to have appeared in the
philosophy of criminal law in the last decade, and the finest book
ever to have focused on the structure of criminal responsibility.
Answering for Crime cements Antony Duff's reputation as one of the
two most important philosophers of criminal law living in the
Anglo-American world today...Answering for Crime is an exceedingly
original work of legal philosophy written in a refreshingly
accessible style...I believe that any future work on the structure
of criminal responsibility and liability must begin with Duff's
work. No existing book in the philosophy of criminal law can rival
the breadth, scope, and sophistication contained in Duff's
analysis. I admire Answering for Crime deeply and recommend it
strongly not only to criminal theorists, but also to all
philosophers interested in how criminal theory sheds light on
normative inquiry generally." Douglas Husak, Law and Philosophy,
2009 "...the book is an ambitious one, and has implications for
almost every aspect of criminal law theory...As was to be expected
from one of the most philosophically sophisticated yet
institutionally sensitive writers in the field of criminal law
theory, Answering for Crime is a rich book that makes a very
substantial contribution to the discipline. ..The argument is
complex and, particularly in the early chapters, does not always
make for easy reading; but the conception is clear, elegant, and
fully worked through..." Nicola Lacey, New Criminal Law Review,
2009 "It covers so many important issues with such clarity and
rigour that one review cannot possibly do it justice...What Duff
says about crimes, but also his views about a whole range of other
issues, are deeply thought out and important...Duff's book does
more to articulate a clear and structured view of criminal
responsibility than has been achieved to date and his account of
criminal responsibility and liability, as well as of the central
doctrines and practices of criminal responsibility, will have
lasting significance for criminal lawyers and philosophers alike."
Victor Tadros, Mind, 2009
General
Imprint: |
Hart Publishing
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Legal Theory Today |
Release date: |
September 2009 |
First published: |
2009 |
Authors: |
R.A. Duff
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
342 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-84946-033-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Law >
Laws of other jurisdictions & general law >
Criminal law
|
LSN: |
1-84946-033-7 |
Barcode: |
9781849460330 |
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