Punishment, Responsibility, and Justice: A Relational Critique (Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice)

This book addresses the retributive and "orthodox subjectivist" theories that dominate criminal justice theory alongside recent "revisionist" and "postmodern" approaches. Norrie argues that all these approaches, together with their faults and contradictions, stem from their orientation to themes in Kantian moral philosophy. He explores an alternative relational or dialectical approach; examines the work of Ashworth, Duff, Fletcher, Moore, Smith, and Williams; and considers key doctrinal issues. Punishment, Responsibility, And Justice Builds On Alan Norrie's Previous Work To Develop A Ground-breaking Critique Of Kantian Justice Thinking. It Casts Bold New Light On Debates About Punishment And Criminal Law In A Period Of Dispute, Crisis, And Change.--jacket. 1. Criminal Justice After Kant -- Pt. I. Theoretical Approaches. 2. The Limits Of Kantian Justice. 3. Critique Of Criminal Justice. 4. A Dialectical Approach -- Pt. Ii. 'criminal Justice Thinking'. 5. Individualizing Blame. 6. 'contextualizing' Blame. 7. Legalizing Blame I: The Quest For The General Part. 8. Legalizing Blame Ii: Doctrinal Problems In The General Part -- Pt. Iii. After Kant: The Blaming Relation. 9. Relationizing Blame. 10. Conclusion. Alan Norrie. Series Statement On Jacket. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.