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Duff RA (2012) Guiding Commitments and Criminal Liability for Attempts. Criminal Law and Philosophy, 6 (3), pp. 411-427. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11572-012-9170-0
Abstract
The" Guiding Commitment View" is central to Yaffe's account of attempts in general, and of criminal attempts in particular. I argue, first, that it is too wide, since it does not provide a plausible distinction between attempts and "mere preparation"; second, that on the other hand Yaffe does not do enough to justify a law of criminal attempts, rather than a broader law that would also cover endangerment; and third, that the Guiding Commitment View cannot deal with some difficult issues about the circumstantial aspects of criminal attempts.
Keywords
Yaffe;
Criminal attempts;
Guiding commitment view;
Attempts and mere preparation;
Attempts and endangerments;
Circumstantial aspects of attempts
Journal
Criminal Law and Philosophy: Volume 6, Issue 3
Status | Published |
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Publication date | 31/10/2012 |
Publication date online | 05/07/2012 |
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Publisher | Springer |
ISSN | 1871-9791 |
eISSN | 1871-9805 |
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Emeritus Professor, Philosophy