The realm of criminal law /
R A Duff.
- First edition.
- viii, 373 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-354) and index.
We are said to face a crisis of over-criminalization: our criminal law has become chaotic, unprincipled, and over-expansive. This book proposes a theory of criminal law, as an institution that can play an important but limited role in the civil order of a political community: it shows how criminal law could be ordered, principled, and restrained.