The Normative Basis of Fault in Criminal Law: History and Theory
While a functional concept of crime under the common law has ancient roots, theoretical and doctrinal formulations emerged in the nineteenth century. In this book, Adekemi Odujirin interweaves two narratives relating to crime: one contextual and functional, the other jurisprudential and theoretical. The result is a study that transcends traditional inquiry into legal concepts by identifying and exploring the normative conclusions embodied in the concept of crime.
Beginning with Anglo-Saxon England, Odujirin reviews the early development of the common law and the concept of crime in English legal scholarship. He considers the debates of the Enlightenment, examines the contributions of Locke and Hobbes, and follows through to nineteenth-century thinkers, notably Bentham and Austin.
A major contribution to the theory of jurisprudence and criminal law, this study will be of considerable interest to legal scholars in Canada and throughout the common-law world.
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The Normative Basis of Fault in Criminal Law: History and Theory
While a functional concept of crime under the common law has ancient roots, theoretical and doctrinal formulations emerged in the nineteenth century. In this book, Adekemi Odujirin interweaves two narratives relating to crime: one contextual and functional, the other jurisprudential and theoretical. The result is a study that transcends traditional inquiry into legal concepts by identifying and exploring the normative conclusions embodied in the concept of crime.
Beginning with Anglo-Saxon England, Odujirin reviews the early development of the common law and the concept of crime in English legal scholarship. He considers the debates of the Enlightenment, examines the contributions of Locke and Hobbes, and follows through to nineteenth-century thinkers, notably Bentham and Austin.
A major contribution to the theory of jurisprudence and criminal law, this study will be of considerable interest to legal scholars in Canada and throughout the common-law world.
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The Normative Basis of Fault in Criminal Law: History and Theory

The Normative Basis of Fault in Criminal Law: History and Theory

The Normative Basis of Fault in Criminal Law: History and Theory

The Normative Basis of Fault in Criminal Law: History and Theory

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Overview

While a functional concept of crime under the common law has ancient roots, theoretical and doctrinal formulations emerged in the nineteenth century. In this book, Adekemi Odujirin interweaves two narratives relating to crime: one contextual and functional, the other jurisprudential and theoretical. The result is a study that transcends traditional inquiry into legal concepts by identifying and exploring the normative conclusions embodied in the concept of crime.
Beginning with Anglo-Saxon England, Odujirin reviews the early development of the common law and the concept of crime in English legal scholarship. He considers the debates of the Enlightenment, examines the contributions of Locke and Hobbes, and follows through to nineteenth-century thinkers, notably Bentham and Austin.
A major contribution to the theory of jurisprudence and criminal law, this study will be of considerable interest to legal scholars in Canada and throughout the common-law world.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780802081322
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Publication date: 09/12/1998
Series: History and Theory Series
Pages: 336
Product dimensions: 5.97(w) x 8.95(h) x 0.73(d)

About the Author

ADEKEMI ODUJIRIN is a private scholar living in Toronto. He obtained his doctorate in law at the University of Toronto in 1996.
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