Bibliograph

Provocation and responsibility, Jeremy Horder

Type

Label

Provocation and responsibility, Jeremy Horder

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Provocation and responsibility

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

798066240

Responsibility statement

Jeremy Horder

Series statement

Oxford scholarship online.

Summary

A philosophical inquiry into the foundations of provocation as a defence to murder, this book draws on historical and philosophical sources not normally linked with criminal law. It seeks to explain why and when action in anger is thought morally less blameworthy than premeditated action

Target audience

specialized

Classification