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The Boundaries of Blame presents a comprehensive analysis of how criminal law determines responsibility and assigns blame to offenders. Louise Kennefick develops a unified theoretical approach to partial defences, arguing for a more coherent and principled framework in criminal jurisprudence.
The book addresses fundamental questions about when individuals should be held fully accountable for their actions versus when mitigating circumstances should reduce their culpability. Kennefick examines various partial defences across different legal systems and offence categories, identifying common principles and inconsistencies.
Through rigorous legal and philosophical analysis, the author proposes a universal partial defence model that could streamline criminal law while maintaining fairness and justice. This work contributes significantly to criminal law theory and reform, offering insights valuable to legal scholars, practitioners, and policymakers seeking to understand the limits of moral and legal blame.
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