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Among the most commonly argued legal questions are those involving "victimless" crimes—consensual adult sexual relations (including homosexuality and prostitution), the use of drugs, and the right to die. How can they be distinguished from proper crimes, and how can we, as citizens, judge the complex moral and legal issues that such questions entail? David Richards, a teacher of law in the areas of constitutional and criminal law, and a moral and legal philosopher concerned with the investigation of legal concepts, applies an interdisciplinary approach to the question of overcriminalization, he draws on legal and philosophical arguments and links the subject to history, psychology, social science, and literature. To demonstrate how gross and unjust overcriminalization has developed, Professor Richards explores basic assumptions that often underlie the common American sense of proper criminalization.

Sex, Drugs, Death, and the Law: An Essay on Human Rights and Overcriminalization

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Among the most commonly argued legal questions are those involving "victimless" crimes—consensual adult sexual relations (including homosexuality and prostitution), the... Read more

    Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
    Publication Date: 28/01/1986
    ISBN13: 9780847675258, 978-0847675258
    ISBN10: 0847675254

    Number of Pages: 1

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    Among the most commonly argued legal questions are those involving "victimless" crimes—consensual adult sexual relations (including homosexuality and prostitution), the use of drugs, and the right to die. How can they be distinguished from proper crimes, and how can we, as citizens, judge the complex moral and legal issues that such questions entail? David Richards, a teacher of law in the areas of constitutional and criminal law, and a moral and legal philosopher concerned with the investigation of legal concepts, applies an interdisciplinary approach to the question of overcriminalization, he draws on legal and philosophical arguments and links the subject to history, psychology, social science, and literature. To demonstrate how gross and unjust overcriminalization has developed, Professor Richards explores basic assumptions that often underlie the common American sense of proper criminalization.

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