Hardcover. Provocation and Responsibility breaks new ground by drawing on historical and philosophical sources not normally linked in analysis of the criminal law, to provide the first detailed study of the effect of provocation on culpability in morality and law. It traces the fascinating history and colourful development of the legal doctrine of provocation, right up to present-day controversies over the scope of the doctrine's application in murder cases. These developmentsare illuminated throughout by setting them in the context of the changing moral and philosophical understanding of anger, its effect on responsibility, and the role it plays in the human character. The first detailed study of the effect of provocation on culpability in morality and law. This book traces the history of the legal doctrine of provocation, right up to present-day controversies over the scope of the doctrine's application in murder cases. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Titolo: Provocation and Responsibility (Hardcover)
Editore: Oxford University Press, Oxford
Data di pubblicazione: 1992
Lingua: Inglese
ISBN 10: 0198256965
ISBN 13: 9780198256960
Rilegatura: Hardcover
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Provocation and Responsibility breaks new ground by drawing on historical and philosophical sources not normally linked in analysis of the criminal law, to provide the first detailed study of the effect of provocation on culpability in morality and law. It traces the fascinating history and colourful development of the legal doctrine of provocation, right up to present-day controversies over the scope of the doctrine's application in murder cases. These developments are illuminated throughout by setting them in the context of the changing moral and philosophical understanding of anger, its effect on responsibility, and the role it plays in the human character.

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Richly interesting ... the story he has to tell is complex and fascinating ... full of thought-provoking arguments (Times Literary Supplement)

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