Roni Rosenberg

Act and Omission in Criminal Law

Autonomy, Morality and Applications to Euthanasia

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book offers an innovative perspective on the critical distinction between acts and omissions in criminal law, a distinction that runs like a defining thread through all types of criminal offenses. This book will be of interest to researchers, academics and policy-makers working in Criminal Law, Moral Philosophy and Bioethics.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781032461731
• ISBN-10: 103246173X
• Artikelnr.: 70202102

Autorenporträt

Roni Rosenberg is a Senior Lecturer at the Law Faculty of Ono Academic College, Israel. His field of research is the philosophy of substantive criminal law and the relationship between ethics and criminal jurisprudence.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. PART I: The Distinction between Act and Omission: Rationales
and Classifications 1. The Skeptical Theory 2. The Moral Rationales 3. The
Legal Rationales 4. The Autonomy-Based Theory. PART II: The Judicial Stance
and the Implications of Various Rationales for Practical Questions
Regarding the Act vs. Omission Distinction 5. The Judicial Standpoint
Regarding the Definition of Acts and Omissions 6. Types of Duties that Can
Serve as a Basis for Criminal Liability in Omissions 7. Differences in the
Level of Punishment between Acts and Omissions 8. Distinguishing between
Result and Conduct Crimes 9. Distinguishing between Active and Passive
Euthanasia. Summary and Future Outlook