Beware of punishment: on the utility and futility of criminal law

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Edition Details

Language: English
Jurisdiction(s): Norway
Publication Information: Oslo : Pax : Scandinavian Research Council for Criminology, 1995
Type: Book
Series title: Scandinavian studies in criminology, v. 14.
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223 pages ; 22 cm.

Purpose and Intended Audience

Useful for students learning an area of law, Beware of punishment: on the utility and futility of criminal law is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

Responsable Person: edited by Annika Snare.
Publication Date: 1995
Country/State: Norway
Number of Editions: 7 editions
First edition Date: 1995
Last edition Date: 1995
Languages: English
Library of Congress Code: KJC8233
Dewey Code: 345.48
ISBN: 8253017766 9788253017761
OCLC: 35013591

Main Contents

Foreword : criminial justice and civilization / Andrew Ashworth
What kind of criminal law do we want? / Nils Jareborg
Setting realistic policy goals / Patrik Tornudd
On risks and criminal law / Hannu Takala
Politics and the penal system : a drama in progress / Dag Victor
From treatment to just deserts in a changing welfare state / Henrik Tham
Social polarisation and the incapacitation of offenders / Britta Kyvsgaard
The dragon's egg : drugs-related crime control / Per Ole Traskman
Modernized legality / Nils Christie
The European Union and national criminal law / Vagn Greve
Criminal law and the international human rights / Stale Eskeland.

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Criminal law
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