•  4
    Groups and Group Rights (edited book)
    with Larry May and Leslie Francis
    University Press of Kansas. 2001.
    In matters such as affirmative action or home schooling, rights of ethnic and other minority groups often come into conflict with those of society in a culturally diverse population such as ours. But before considering the dilemmas posed by these issues, we must first ask such basic but important questions as what group rights are and how they intersect with the principles of democracy. This new collection brings together some of today's leading thinkers from the cutting edge of these debates, t…Read more
  • Moral Responsibility and Legal Liability
    Dissertation, Emory University. 1983.
    The problem dealt with in this dissertation is the relation of responsibility to the criminal law of a liberal society. The primary aim of the work is the development of a theory of responsibility consonant with ordinary moral conceptions and the elucidation of the relation between such a theory and standards of liability as appropriate to a liberal society. ;The essay begins with the conception of criminal law as a social institution, i.e., as a purposeful human enterprise meaningful and fully …Read more
  •  22
    On the Use of Strict Liability in the Criminal Law
    Canadian Journal of Philosophy 17 (2). 1987.
    A highly controversial issue in criminal law theory has been the use of strict liability offenses, i.e., offenses which create liability ‘without fault.’ The collection of strict liability offenses is varied according to the element of the particular offense with respect to which liability is strict. For example, a statute prohibiting the filing of a false financial statement with the Secretary of State might impose liability despite a reasonable error as to the truth of the statement, or as to …Read more
  •  33
    Ethics and the Rule of Law
    Teaching Philosophy 8 (2): 171-173. 1985.
  •  13
    In the land of omissions: An opinionated guide
    Criminal Justice Ethics 14 (1): 26-48. 1995.
    No abstract
  •  19
    Professor Brenda Baker's recent critique of the Canadian Law Reform Commission's treatment of general standards for criminal liability adds to a growing body of critical theory concerning such standards and their relation to criminal justice. From within the perspective of this same critical movement, I assess the strengths and weaknesses of Professor Baker's efforts and of similar lines of argument in the work of Professor George Fletcher. I find two significant flaws in their shared approach. …Read more
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    Agent Motives and the Criminal Law
    Social Theory and Practice 13 (3): 303-326. 1987.