Criminalising Harmful Conduct
| Author | : Nina Persak |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 160 |
| Release | : 2007-06-04 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780387464046 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0387464042 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (042 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Criminalising Harmful Conduct by : Nina Persak
Download or read book Criminalising Harmful Conduct written by Nina Persak and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-06-04 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the issue of legitimate criminalization in a modern, liberal society. It argues that criminalization should be limited by normative principles, defining the substance of what can be legitimately proscribed. Coverage provides a comparative study between two major criminal legal systems and its theories: the Anglo-American, on one side, and the Continental criminal legal system of Germanic legal circle, on the other.