This work provides, for the first time, a unified account of the theory of action presupposed by both British and American criminal law and its underlying morality. It defends the view that human actions are volitionally caused body movements. This theory illuminates three major problems in drafting and implementing criminal law--what the voluntary act requirement does and should require, what complex descriptions of actions prohibited by criminal codes both do and should require, and when the two actions are the "same" for ...
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This work provides, for the first time, a unified account of the theory of action presupposed by both British and American criminal law and its underlying morality. It defends the view that human actions are volitionally caused body movements. This theory illuminates three major problems in drafting and implementing criminal law--what the voluntary act requirement does and should require, what complex descriptions of actions prohibited by criminal codes both do and should require, and when the two actions are the "same" for purposes of assessing whether multiple prosecutions and multiple punishments are warranted. The book contributes to the development of a coherent theory of action in philosophy. It provides a grounding in three of the most basic elements of criminal liability for legislators, judges, and the lawyers who argue to them.
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Very Good; Hardcover with Jacket; 1993, Oxford University Press; Clean jacket with no tears, but does have a 1" x 2" sticker to back of jacket (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to boards; Pages clean & unmarked; Good binding with straight spine; Red & black jacket with title in white lettering; 432 pages; "Act and Crime: The Theory of Action and Its Implications for Criminal Law, " by Michael S. Moore.
Add this copy of Act and Crime: the Theory of Action and Its to cart. $97.27, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1993 by Oxford University Press.
