Structure and Function in Criminal Law [Hardcover]

This unique work sheds much new light on the old problem of conceptualization and classification within criminal law. Paul H. Robinson argues that the current operational structure of criminal law fails to fully account for its different functions, and proceeds to suggest new sample codes of criminal conduct and adjudication in a study that will be seen as an incisive departure from today's pragmatic approach. The book is an important and well-rounded exploration of the structure of criminal law systems that will appeal to both teachers of law and policy-makers around the globe.

Contents
Part I: Introduction
Chapter One: Structure and Function in Criminal Law
Chapter Two: The Formal Structure of Current Criminal Law
Part II: Operational Structure
Chapter Three: The Definition of Offenses
Chapter Four: Principles of Imputation
Chapter Five: General Defenses
Part III: Functional Structure
Chapter Six: A Functional Analysis of Criminal Law
Chapter Seven: The Rules of Conduct
Chapter Eight: The Doctrines of Liability
Chapter Nine: The Doctrines of Grading
Appendices
A Code of Criminal Conduct
A Code of Criminal Adjudication

This book should be read by all criminal law scholars and reformers. --Choice

Paul H. Robinson is Professor of Law at Northwestern University's School of Law. One of the leading criminal law scholars in the United States, Robinson has written many key texts on the subject.