Criminal Law

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Continues the second series reproducing complete essays Morawetz (U. of Connecticut) deems of central theoretical importance in specific areas of law. In sections on jurisprudential issues, doctrinal issues of the limits of responsibility, and punishment, 12 essays discuss such topics as a functional analysis of criminal law; crime, punishment, and pale criminology; the feminist challenge; an economic analysis of threats and their illegality; a theory of necessity; exegesis of the law of duress: justifying the excuse and searching for its proper limits; the deeper significance of the principle of legality; torture and plea bargaining; and the utility of desert. Most were published during the 1980s and 1990s, and include their original page numbers for reference. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)