Law, Cultural Diversity, and Criminal Defense

ISBN-13: 9781138581173 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 154 str.

Craig L. Carr; Lisa Johnson

Opis

This book defends the propriety of a cultural defense in American criminal law when minority cultural practices are presumed to violate a legitimate criminal statute.

Spis treści

Introduction;  1. Law, Politics, and Social Justice;  2. The Question of Culture;  3. Social Justice and Legal Practice;  4. Criminal Defense and Cultural Autonomy;  5. Culture and the Constitution;  6. Culture and Criminal Responsibility;