内容简介
Thisbookpresentsacomprehensiveoverviewofwhatthecriminallawwouldlooklikeiforganisedaroundtheprinciplethatthosewhodeservepunishmentshouldreceivepunishmentcommensuratewith,butnogreaterthan,thatwhichtheydeserve.LarryAlexanderandKimberlyKesslerFerzanarguethatdesertisafunctionoftheactor'sculpability,andthatculpabilityisafunctionoftherisksofharmtoprotectedintereststhattheactorbelievesheisimposingandhisreasonsforactinginthefaceofthoserisks.Theauthorsdenythatresultantharms,aswellasunperceivedrisks,affecttheactor'sdesert.Theythusrejectpunishmentforinadvertentnegligenceaswellasforintentionsorpreparatoryactsthatarenotrisky.AlexanderandFerzandiscussthereasonsforimposingrisksthatnegateormitigateculpability,theindividuationofcrimes,andomissions.
作者简介
LarryAlexanderistheWarrenDistinguishedProfessorofLawattheUniversityofSanDiego.Hehasauthoredandco-authoredfivebooks,mostrecentlyIsThereaRighttoFreedomofExpressionand,withEmilySherwin,DemystifyingLegalReasoning.KimberlyKesslerFerzanisassociatedeanforfacultyaffairsandprofessoroflawatRutgersUniversitySchoolofLaw,Camden.Theauthorofnumerousarticles,essays,andbookchaptersoncriminallawtheory,sheisco-founderandco-directoroftheRutgers-CamdenInstituteforLawandPhilosophy.