In the name of justice leading experts reexamine the classic article "The aims of the criminal law" / edited by Timothy Lynch.

Other author Lynch, Timothy.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : Cato Institute,
Descriptionxxx, 246 p. ; 24 cm.
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Contents The aims of the criminal law / Henry M. Hart, Jr. -- You're (probably) a federal criminal / Alex Kozinski and Misha Tseytlin -- How correct was Henry M. Hart? / James Q. Wilson -- Federal Criminal Law : punishing benign intentions; a betrayal of Professor Hart's admonition to prosecute Only the Blameworthy / Harvey A. Silverglate -- Henry Hart's ''The aims of the criminal law'' : a reconsideration / Richard A. Posner -- How would Henry Hart have approached the problem of suicide terrorism? / Alan M. Dershowitz -- The community's role in defining the aims of the criminal law / James B. Jacobs -- If the criminal law don't fit, civilly commit / Richard B. Sanders, Jacob Zahniser, and Derek Bishop -- Substantive limitations on the criminal law : random thoughts of a judicial conservative / Stephen Markman.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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LCCN 2008055110
ISBN9781933995229 (alk. paper)
ISBN193399522X (alk. paper)

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