Crimes, Harms, and Wrongs: On the Principles of Criminalisation

by A.P. Simester and Andreas von Hirsch

When should we make use of the criminal law? Crimes, Harms, and Wrongs offers a philosophical analysis of the nature and ethical limits of criminalisation. The authors explore the scope of harm-based prohibitions, proscriptions of offensive behaviour, and 'paternalistic' prohibitions aimed at preventing self-harm, developing guiding principles for these various grounds of state prohibition. Both authors have written extensively in the field. They...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841139408
• ISBN13: 9781841139401
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.2"