Sovereignty, Restraint, and Guidance: Canadian Criminal Law in the 21st Century - Couverture souple

Plaxton, Michael

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1552214990 ISBN 13 : 9781552214992

Editeur : Irwin Law Inc, 2019

Synopsis

Students, academics, and lawyers often think of the substantive criminal law as if it were just another branch of the common law. On this understanding, it falls to the courts to decide on a case-by-case basis what conduct should and should not be criminal and which defendants deserve punishment. In Sovereignty, Restraint, and Guidance, Michael Plaxton argues that this model badly distorts both the role of the courts and the central purpose of criminal offences. In the course of a wide-ranging discussion, Plaxton presents an alternative and innovative vision - one that more accurately reflects Parliament's constitutional position and more successfully explains the bulk of Canadian criminal law. Sovereignty, Restraint, and Guidance will provoke discussion and debate among practitioners, students, theorists, and anyone interested in reflecting upon the state of criminal law in Canada today.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Michael Plaxton is a professor of law at the University of Saskatchewan. He teaches and writes about criminal law, evidence, philosophy of law, statutory interpretation, and constitutional theory. He is the author of Implied Consent & Sexual Assault: Intimate Relationships, Autonomy, and Voice (McGill-Queen's, 2015).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Irwin Law Inc
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1552214990
• ISBN 13: 9781552214992
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 612
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible