Intuitions of Justice and the Utility of Desert

by Paul H. Robinson

Research suggests that people of all demographics have nuanced and sophisticated notions of justice. The core of those judgments is often intuition rather than reason. Should the criminal law heed what principles are embodied in those deep seated judgments?

In Intuitions of Justice and the Utility of Desert, Paul H. Robinson demonstrates that criminal law rules that deviate from public conceptions of justice and desert can seriously undermine...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199917728
• ISBN13: 9780199917723
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 584 Pages
• Weight: 2.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.2" x 9.1"