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PRAISE FOR THE BOOK "Despite the existing scholarly literature on criminal defences, many issues remain contested or unresolved. Dr Dsouza offers a thorough and scholarly treatment of a complex topic which can be expected to become a point of reference for future work in the field." Professor James Chalmers, University of Glasgow "Mark Dsouza has produced an engaging, incisive and cogently argued monograph, that makes an original contribution to criminal law theory. Required reading for scholars and graduate students working on criminal law defences." Professor Paul Roberts, University of Nottingham Although it is often accepted that rationale-based defences to criminal liability can be justificatory or excusatory, disagreements about how best to conceptualise the categories of justification and excuse have appeared so interminable that some theorists argue that they should be abandoned altogether. This book offers a novel, principled, and intuitively appealing conceptual account of the natures of justifications and excuses, showing how they differ, and why the distinction between them matters. The monograph breaks new ground by defending a model of rationale-based defences that turns solely on the quality of the defendant's reasoning. This model is shown to generate appealing liability outcomes, advance convincing solutions to questions that have puzzled criminal lawyers for years, and offer suggestions for doctrinal reform that are both normatively sound, and practical. By proposing new ways to think about defences, this book makes an original contribution to criminal law theory that will be of benefit to academics, practitioners, and persons interested in law reform

Justification (Law)

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The core of the book is an historical survey of thedoctrine of justification as it has developed within the Western church somewhat simplified version of McGraths JustitiaDei, but with a more outspoken assessment of the various moves that are takenat various stages in the discussion.Attention will is paid to the context or prevailing world view in whichsuch a doctrine is deemed significant. Although the focus is on a number of principal theologians there are some reference to their peers or followers. Only at theend the Pauline texts are examined. Theconclusion considers what part a doctrine o

Justification (Christian theology)

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Justification (Christian theology) --- Sanctification --- Reformed Church --- Christianity. --- Doctrines. --- Bible. --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Faith and justification --- Justification --- Justification by faith --- Salvation --- Christianity

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This book develops a novel account of the connections between justification, understanding, and knowledge. It lays the foundation for a more systematic and interconnected treatment of these central notions in epistemology. The author's key move is to show first that a specific conception of doxastic justification constitutes our best point of entry into questions pertaining to a subject's ability to secure understanding of reality. Second, that the traditional order of analysis when it comes to the connection between understanding and knowledge should be reversed: knowledge itself is best conceived of in terms of a specific type of understanding. Rational Understanding will appeal to scholars and advanced students working in epistemology and philosophy of science. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Justification (Theory of knowledge) --- Knowledge, Theory of

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Grace (Theology) --- Justification (Christian theology) --- Evangelicalism