The age of culpability children and the nature of criminal responsibility

Gideon Yaffe presents a theory of criminal responsibility according to which child criminals deserve leniency not because of their psychological, behavioural, or neural immaturity but because they are denied the vote. He argues that full shares of criminal punishment are deserved only by those who h...

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Main Author: Yaffe, Gideon
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2018, 2018
Edition:First edition
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Gideon Yaffe presents a theory of criminal responsibility according to which child criminals deserve leniency not because of their psychological, behavioural, or neural immaturity but because they are denied the vote. He argues that full shares of criminal punishment are deserved only by those who have a full share of say over the law
Item Description:This edition previously issued in print: 2018
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9780191841514