Rethinking Criminal Law.
Fletcher, George P. Rethinking Criminal Law. Little, Brown and Company, [1978]. First edition. xxviii, 898 pp. Publisher's blue cloth hardcover with gilt stamped front cover and spine. Marker and glue residue to front pastedown. Internally clean. $35. * Widely recognized as one of the most influential and frequently cited theoretical works on American criminal law published in the twentieth century, this monumental treatise challenges traditional statutory assumptions to construct a unified philosophy of criminal liability. Fletcher applies a comparative law methodology, contrasting Anglo-American common law doctrines against European continental systems to isolate the core elements of punishment and blame. The text systematically reorganizes criminal jurisprudence into distinct philosophical categories, exploring the structural boundaries of manifest criminality, the intent of specific offenses like larceny, and the theoretical justifications behind self-defense, duress, and legal insanity.
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