by JoelFeinberg (Author)
This book focuses on the 'harm principle', the common-sense view that prevention of harm to persons other than the perpetrator is a legitimate purpose of criminal legislation, and presents a detailed analysis of the concept and definition of harm, which it applies to a host of practical and theoretical issues.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: OUP USA
Published: 20 Aug 1987
ISBN 10: 0195046641
ISBN 13: 9780195046649