Rowman & Littlefield Publishers The New Philosophy of Criminal Law

Product Description This volume is a collection of twelve new essays, authored by leading philosophers and legal theorists, examining the central conceptual and normative questions underlying our institutions of criminal law. Review Chad Flanders and Zachary Hoskins have lined-up an all-star cast of leading authors to address some of the most theoretically vexing and practically pressing questions in criminal law. The New Philosophy of Criminal Law is an excellent collection that will be of great interest to all of us who work in this area. -- Kit Wellman, Professor of Philosophy at Washington University St. Louis Even if the rules that send people to prison are each individually defensible, what happens when those rules create a system that produces far too many crimes and far too many people in prison for far too long? The "new philosophy of criminal law" is new because it puts such systemic questions front and center. The contributors to this volume are as internationally distinguished as their interdisciplinary contributions are timely and compelling. --Stephen P. Garvey, Professor of Law at Cornell Law School About the Author Chad Flanders is Associate Professor of Law at Saint Louis University School of Law. Zachary Hoskins is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Nottingham. Contributors: Christopher Bennett, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Sheffield; Vincent Chiao, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Toronto; Jovana Davidovic, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Iowa; R. A. Duff, Professor and Russell M. and Elizabeth M. Bennett Chair in Excellence, University of Minnesota School of Law; Stuart Green, Distinguished Professor of Law and Nathan L. Jacobs Scholar, Rutgers School of Law; Douglas Husak, Professor of Philosophy, Rutgers University; Joshua Kleinfeld, Associate Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law and Affiliated Faculty, Department of Philosophy, Northwestern University; Richard L. Lippke, Professor of Criminal Justice, Indiana University; Arlie Loughnan, Associate Professor of Law, University of Sydney; S. E. Marshall, Professor Emeritus, University of Stirling; Alice Ristroph, Professor, Seton Hall School of Law; Mary Sigler, Professor and Willard H. Pedrick Distinguished Research Scholar, Arizona State University College of Law