Structure and Function

Erscheinungsjahr 1997
ISBN: 978-0-19-825886-5
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 286 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 622 g

Professor Robinson provides a new critique of the often neglected problem of classification within the criminal law. He presents a discussion of the present conceptual framework of the law, and offers explanations of how and why formal structures do not match the operation of law in practice. In this scholarly exposition of applied criminal theory, Robinson argues that the current operational structure of the criminal law fails to take account of its different functions. He goes on to suggest new sample codes of criminal conduct and criminal adjudication which mark a real departure from the pragmatic approach which presently dominates code-making. This rounded exploration of the structure of systems of criminal law is an important work for law teachers and policy makers world-wide.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Robinson, Paul H.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Part I: Introduction

- 1.: Structure and Function in Criminal Law

- 2.: The Formal Structure of Current Criminal Law

- Part II: Operational Structure

- 3.: The Definition of Offenses

- 4.: Principles of Imputation

- 5.: General Defenses

- Part III: Functional Structure

- 6.: A Functional Analysis of Criminal Law

- 7.: The Rules of Conduct

- 8.: The Doctrines of Liability

- 9.: The Doctrines of Grading

- Appendices

- A Code of Criminal Conduct

- A Code of Criminal Adjudication

Über Autor(innen)

Paul Robinson is Professor of Law at Northwestern University School of Law.