Victims' Rights and Victims' Wrongs (e-bog) af Bergelson, Vera
Bergelson, Vera (forfatter)

Victims' Rights and Victims' Wrongs e-bog

473,39 DKK (inkl. moms 591,74 DKK)
&quote;Don't blame the victim&quote; is a cornerstone maxim of Anglo-American jurisprudence, but should the law generally ignore a victim's behavior in determining a defendant's liability? Victims' Rights and Victims' Wrongs criticizes the current criminal law approach and outlines a more fair, coherent, and efficient set of rules to recognize that victims sometimes co-author their own losses o...
E-bog 473,39 DKK
Forfattere Bergelson, Vera (forfatter)
Udgivet 18 august 2009
Længde 248 sider
Genrer 1DBK
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780804772433
"e;Don't blame the victim"e; is a cornerstone maxim of Anglo-American jurisprudence, but should the law generally ignore a victim's behavior in determining a defendant's liability? Victims' Rights and Victims' Wrongs criticizes the current criminal law approach and outlines a more fair, coherent, and efficient set of rules to recognize that victims sometimes co-author their own losses or injuries. Evaluating a number of controversial cases involving euthanasia, sadomasochism, date rape, battered wives, and "e;innocent"e; aggressors, Vera Bergelson builds a theoretical foundation for reform. Her approach to comparative criminal liability takes into account the actions of both the perpetrator and the victim and offers a unitary explanation for consent, self-defense, and provocation. This innovative book supplies a practical and coherent mechanism for evaluating the impact of a victim's conduct on a perpetrator's liability in a variety of circumstances, including those that are now artificially excluded from comparative analysis.