Rethinking Criminal Law Theory

New Canadian Perspectives in the Philosophy of Domestic, Transnational, and International Criminal Law
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-84946-010-1
Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL

Buch, Englisch, 334 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 669 g

In the last two decades, the philosophy of criminal law has undergone a vibrant revival in Canada. The adoption of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms has given the Supreme Court of Canada unprecedented latitude to engage with principles of legal, moral, and political philosophy when elaborating ist criminal law jurisprudence. Canadian scholars have followed suit by paying increased attention to the philosophical foundations of domestic criminal law. Because of Canada's leadership in international criminal law, both at the level of the International Criminal Court and of specific war crimes tribunals, they have also begun to turn their attention to international criminal law per se. This collection seeks to bring all these Canadian voices together for the first time, and evidence the fact that criminal law theory is no longer to be associated exclusively with the older British, German and American traditions. The topics covered include questions of philosophical methodology, the legitimate scope of domestic and international criminalization, rationales for criminal law defences in both domestic and international law, the philosophical underpinnings of specific crimes and forms of joint responsibility, as well as the theorization of criminal procedure and evidence law.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tanguay-Renaud, Fran

Tanguay-Renaud, Francois

Stribopoulos, James

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Strafrecht, Internationales Verfahrensrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtstheorie, Rechtsmethodik, Rechtsdogmatik, Rechtsprechungslehre
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART IRethinking the Philosophical Foundations of Substantive Domestic Criminal LawA. The Legitimate Scope of Criminal Law and the Methodology of Criminal Law Theory1. Two Conceptions of Equality before the (Criminal) Law Malcolm Thorburn2. Individual Emergencies and the Rule of Criminal Law Francois Tanguay-Renaud3. The Wrong, the Bad and the Wayward: Liberalism's Mala in Se Alan Brudner4. Obscenity without Borders Leslie GreenB. New Perspectives on Exculpation5. Understanding the Voluntary Act Principle Andrew Botterell6. Mental Disorder and the Instability of Blame in Criminal Law Benjamin L Berger7. Responsibility, Self-respect and the Ethics of Self-pathologization Annalise Acorn8. Excuses and Excusing ConditionsDennis KlimchukPART IIRethinking the Philosophical Foundations of the Domestic Criminal Process9. The Law of Evidence and the Protection of Rights Hamish Stewart10. Packer's Blind Spot: Low Visibility Encounters and the Limits of Due Process versus Crime Control James Stribopoulos11. Social Deprivation and Criminal Justice Kimberley BrownleePART IIIRethinking International Criminal Law and its Specificities12. Universal Jurisdiction and the Duty to Govern Michael Giudice and Matthew Schaeffer13. International Criminal Law: Between Utopian Dreams and Political Realities Margaret Martin14. Joint Intentions Jens David Ohlin15. Theorizing Duress and Necessity in International Criminal Law Dwight Newman

Über Autor(innen)

Tanguay-Renaud, Francois
François Tanguay-Renaud is Assistant Professor of Law at Osgoode Hall Law School, and a member of the Graduate Faculty of the Department of Philosophy at York University, Toronto

Stribopoulos, James
James Stribopoulos is an Associate Professor of Law at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto.

Francois Tanguay-Renaud is Assistant Professor of Law at Osgoode Hall Law School, and a member of the Graduate Faculty of the Department of Philosophy at York University, Toronto.

James Stribopoulos is an Associate Professor of Law at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto.