Andrew Ashworth, Juan Ignacio Piña Rochefort

Altruism and the Criminal Law

Duties of Rescue and Tolerance

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the foundations of the principle of altruism, examining the contrasting justifications for the duty of easy rescue advanced by authors such as Mill, Bentham and Lord Macaulay.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Academic
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. September 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781509985760
• ISBN-10: 150998576X
• Artikelnr.: 73398070

Autorenporträt

Andrew Ashworth CBE KC FBA is Vinerian Professor Emeritus of English Law in the University of Oxford UK and Emeritus Fellow of All Souls College. Photo courtesy of Faculty of Law, University of Oxford.

Inhaltsangabe

1. A Framework of Common Law: Criminal Law
2. Altruism and Legal Duties
3. Foundations of the Duty to Rescue
4. Altruistic Obligations and the Duty of Easy Rescue
5. Other Positive Obligations in English Law
6. Conclusion