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Husak, Douglas N., 1948-

Overcriminalization : the limits of the criminal law / by Douglas Husak. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. - x, 231 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-224) and index.

The amount of criminal law : Too much punishment, too many crimes ; How more crimes produce injustice ; The content of new offenses ; An example of overcriminalization -- Internal constraints on criminalization : The "general part" of criminal law ; From punishment to criminalization ; A right not to be punished? ; Malum prohibitum -- External constraints on criminalization : Infringing the right not to be punished ; The devil in the details ; Crimes of risk prevention -- Alternative theories of criminalization : Law and economics ; Utilitarianism ; Legal moralism.

ISBN: 9780195399011 0195399013

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA999014 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 015390789 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Criminal law--Philosophy.--United States
Criminal law--Philosophy.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

LC Class. No.: KF9223 / .H87 2008