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Causing The Conditions Of One's Own Defense: A Study In The Limits Of Theory In Criminal Law Doctrine, Paul H. Robinson Jan 1985

Causing The Conditions Of One's Own Defense: A Study In The Limits Of Theory In Criminal Law Doctrine, Paul H. Robinson

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One widely-stated goal of criminal law theory is to create the set of rules that best implements our collective sense of justice. To reach this goal, the theorist continuously adjusts his theory so that it generates rules that better reflect our fundamental notions of justice. These rules, moreover, must function as workable doctrine, which in the context of criminal law means precise statutory provisions. It is this process of theoretical refinement and translation that is the topic of this article. Can good theory generate results that approximate our collective sense of justice? Can the theoretical refinements be translated into workable …


Interjurisdictional Preclusion And Federal Common Law: Toward A General Approach, Stephen B. Burbank Jan 1985

Interjurisdictional Preclusion And Federal Common Law: Toward A General Approach, Stephen B. Burbank

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Afterwords: A Response To Professor Hazard And A Comment On Marrese, Stephen B. Burbank Jan 1985

Afterwords: A Response To Professor Hazard And A Comment On Marrese, Stephen B. Burbank

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Manners, Metaprinciples, Metapolitics And Kennedy's Form And Substance, William W. Bratton Jan 1985

Manners, Metaprinciples, Metapolitics And Kennedy's Form And Substance, William W. Bratton

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Excusing The Crazy: The Insanity Defense Reconsidered, Stephen J. Morse Jan 1985

Excusing The Crazy: The Insanity Defense Reconsidered, Stephen J. Morse

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