Offences and Defences

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Offences and Defences is a major work of legal philosophy by John Gardner that offers influential essays on the nature of criminal wrongdoing and the justification of defences in criminal law.

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work of legal philosophy
about doctrinal structure of criminal law
justification and excuse in criminal law
moral foundations of criminal liability
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theory of responsibility in criminal law
author John Gardner NERFINISHED
contributor John Gardner NERFINISHED
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legal philosophy
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nature of criminal offences
relationship between wrongdoing and defence
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criminal wrongdoing
justification of defences in criminal law
philosophicalTradition analytic legal philosophy

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