Guilty acts, guilty minds /
Garvey, Stephen P., 1965-
Guilty acts, guilty minds / Stephen P. Garvey. - 1 online resource. - Studies in penal theory and philosophy Oxford scholarship online . - Studies in penal theory and philosophy. Oxford scholarship online. .
Also issued in print: 2020.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'You can't be convicted of a crime without a guilty act and a guilty mind.' A lawyer might express the same idea using Latin: 'You can't be convicted of a crime without actus reus and mens rea.' 'Guilty Acts, Guilty Minds' proposes an interpretation of mens rea and actus reus as limits on the authority of a democratic state to ascribe guilt through positive law to those accused of crime.
Specialized.
9780190924355 (ebook) : No price
Criminal intent--Philosophy.
Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.
K5018 / .G374 2020
345.001
Guilty acts, guilty minds / Stephen P. Garvey. - 1 online resource. - Studies in penal theory and philosophy Oxford scholarship online . - Studies in penal theory and philosophy. Oxford scholarship online. .
Also issued in print: 2020.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'You can't be convicted of a crime without a guilty act and a guilty mind.' A lawyer might express the same idea using Latin: 'You can't be convicted of a crime without actus reus and mens rea.' 'Guilty Acts, Guilty Minds' proposes an interpretation of mens rea and actus reus as limits on the authority of a democratic state to ascribe guilt through positive law to those accused of crime.
Specialized.
9780190924355 (ebook) : No price
Criminal intent--Philosophy.
Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.
K5018 / .G374 2020
345.001