"As the first full-length study of twentieth-century American legal academics wrestling with the problem of free will versus determinism in the context of crimi

As the first full-length study of twentieth-century American legal academics wrestling with the problem of free will versus determinism in the context of crimin

This book deals with the most fundamental problem in criminal law, the way in which free will and determinism relate to criminal responsibility.

An original analysis and in-depth historical examination of criminal responsibility in the context of Australian criminal law.

What makes someone responsible for a crime and therefore liable to punishment under the criminal law? Modern lawyers will quickly and easily point to the crimin