Placing blame a theory of the criminal law michael s moore abstract the book aims to give a comprehensive theory of the substantive criminal law it first develops a theory of what a comprehensive theory of any area of law such as criminal law should look like explanatory evaluative and descriptive theories are distinguished and the . T1 placing blame t2 a theory of the criminal law au moore michael s py 2010 9 1 y1 2010 9 1 n2 the book aims to give a comprehensive theory of the substantive criminal law it first develops a theory of what a comprehensive theory of any area of law such as criminal law should look like. Placing blame a theory of the criminal law michael s moore oxford university press jul 15 2010 law 849 pages 1 review this is a collection of essays written by moore which form a thorough examination of the theory of criminal responsibility the author covers a wide range of topics giving the book a coherence and unity which is . Placing blame a theory of the criminal law michael s moore no preview available 2010 common terms and phrases act and crime actor agent relative answer argue argument behaviour belief cambridge causal theorist cause chapter character theory choice concept conflict consequences consequentialist criminal law culpability death defence . Placing blame a theory of the criminal law moore michael 9780198254171 books amazonca