Hart on Responsibility

Book Overview

A collection of essays discussing Herbert Hart's writings on responsibility. The essays focus upon Hart's work on causation in the law and on the justification of punishment. Specific topics discussed include senses of 'responsibility', voluntariness, Mill's harm principle, mens rea, excuses, the Hart-Wootton debate, and negligence.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349476943
• ISBN13: 9781349476947
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"