TY - BOOK ID - 17905752 TI - Equality, responsibility, and the law PY - 1999 SN - 0521584523 0521003075 1316046206 0511609159 9780521584524 9780511609152 9780521003070 PB - Cambridge Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Accident law. KW - Criminal attempt. KW - Distributive justice. KW - Liability (Law). KW - Mistake (Law). KW - Necessity (Law). KW - Mistake (Law) KW - Necessity (Law) KW - Criminal attempt KW - State of necessity KW - Duress (Law) KW - Justification (Law) KW - Self-defense (Law) KW - Self-help (Law) KW - Error (Law) KW - Consent (Law) KW - Ignorance (Law) KW - Motive (Law) KW - Attempt, Criminal KW - Criminal act KW - Inchoate offenses KW - Preparation (Criminal law) KW - Law, Accident KW - Liability (Law) KW - Accident law KW - Distributive justice KW - Accountability KW - Legal responsibility KW - Responsibility, Legal KW - Responsibility (Law) KW - Accidents KW - Injuries (Law) KW - Law and legislation KW - Assistance in emergencies KW - Criminal liability KW - Declaration of intention KW - Fraud KW - Good faith (Law) KW - Civil law KW - Contracts KW - Obligations (Law) KW - Distribution (Economic theory) KW - Justice KW - Social justice KW - Wealth KW - Negligence KW - Personal injuries KW - Torts KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - Arts and Humanities KW - Philosophy UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:17905752 AB - This book examines responsibility and luck as these issues arise in tort law, criminal law, and distributive justice. The central question is: whose bad luck is a particular piece of misfortune? Arthur Ripstein argues that there is a general set of principles to be found that clarifies responsibility in those cases where luck is most obviously an issue: accidents, mistakes, emergencies, and failed attempts at crime. In revealing how the problems that arise in tort and criminal law as well as distributive justice invite structurally parallel solutions, the author also shows the deep connection between individual responsibility and social equality. This is a challenging and provocative book that will be of special interest to moral and political philosophers, legal theorists, and political scientists. ER -