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Moore, Michael S., 1943-

Placing blame : a theory of the criminal law / Michael Moore. - 1st published in paperback - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. - xxi, 849 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Originally published: Oxford: Clarendon, 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [797]-829) and index.

Contents:
Introduction.
1 A Theory of Criminal Law Theories.
Part I The Theory of Criminal Law’s Function.
2 Closet Retributivism.
3 The Moral Worth of Retribution.
4 Justifying Retributivism.
Part II The Theory of The General Part: The Theory of Responsibility.
A The Nature of Moral Responsibility.
5 The Independent Moral Significance of Wrongdoing.
B The Elements of Responsibility: Wrongdoing and Culpability.
1. The Nature of Wrongdoing.
a. The Nature of Human Action.
6 More on Act and Crime.
b. The Nature of Causation.
7 Causation, Rights-Violations, and Wrongdoing.
8 Foreseeing Harm Opaquely.
2. The Nature of Culpability.
a. The Nature of Mental States.
9 Prima Facie Moral Culpability.
10 Mind, Brain, and the Unconscious.
11 Intentions and Mens Rea.
b. The Nature of Excuse.
12 Causation and the Excuses.
13 Choice, Character, and Excuse.
C The Agents Who Can Be Responsible: The Nature of Personhood.
14 Mental Illness and Responsibility.
15 An Overview of The Criminal Law’s Theory of The Person.
Part III The Theory of the Special Part: Theories of Legislation and of Wrongful Action.
A The Theory of Proper Legislative Aim.
16 A Non-Exclusionary Theory of Legislative Aim: Taking Aim at Moral Wrongdoing.
B The Theory of Moral Wrongfulness.
17 Torture and the Balance of Evils.
C The Theory of the Limits of Criminal Legislation.
18 Liberty’s Limits on Legislation.

ISBN: 9780199599493 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0199599491 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2011285246

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB064632 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015561853 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Criminal liability.

LC Class. No.: K5018 / .M665 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 345.05 MOO