The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Criminal Law

This is the first comprehensive handbook in the philosophy of criminal law. It contains seventeen original essays by leading thinkers in the field and covers the field''s major topics including limits to criminalization obscenity and hate speech blackmail the law of rape attempts accomplice liability causation responsibility justification and excuse duress provocation and self-defense insanity punishment the death penalty mercy and preventive detention and other alternatives to punishment. It will be an invaluable resource for scholars and students whose research and studies concern philosophical issues in criminal law and criminal law theory.