Crimes, Harms, and Wrongs: On the Principles of Criminalisation [Paperback]

When should we make use of the criminal law? Crimes, Harms, and Wrongs offers a philosophical analysis of the nature and ethical limits of criminalisation. The authors explore the scope of harm-based prohibitions, proscriptions of offensive behaviour, and 'paternalistic' prohibitions aimed at preventing self-harm, developing guiding principles for these various grounds of state prohibition. Both authors have written extensively in the field. They have produced an integrated, accessible, philosophically-sophisticated account that will be of great interest to legal academics, philosophers, and advanced students alike.Crimes, Harms and Wrongsis a philosophical analysis of the nature, significance and ethical limits of criminalisation.

A P Simester is Professor of Law and Provost's Chair at the National University of Singapore.

Andreas von Hirsch is Honorary Professor at the Law Faculty, Goethe-University Frankfurt, and Emeritus Honorary Professor of Penal Theory and Penal Law at the University of Cambridge.

...this elegant, closely argued and convincing book is of great value and can be expected to be of lasting influence. Edinburgh Law Review, Volume 17

...Crimes, Harms and Wrongs... is a welcome addition to this field, and should clarify the reader's thinking on a breathtakingly broad range of issues...This is an important book, and one that should appeal to advanced students and academics with an interest in the proper extent of the criminal law.

...this book is remarkable for its careful analytical structure...the author's consistently and conscientiously draw distinctions which aid in the understanding of complex areas.

Those familiar with criminalisation theory already will definitely find this a rewarding and engaging book, which  through its structured and analytical approach  ought to provoke much thought and discussion. The book's consideration of not only Anglo-American theory and law, but also l(