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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Liberal Criminal Theory: Essays for Andreas von Hirsch 2014 by Edited by Professor A P Simester Edited by Antje Du Bois-Pedain Edited by Professor Dr. Dr.h.c Ulfrid Neumann
This book celebrates Andreas (Andrew) von Hirschs pioneering contributions to liberal criminal theory. He is particularly noted for reinvigorating desert-based theories of punishment for his development of principled normative constraints on the enactment of criminal laws and for helping to bridge the gap between Anglo-American and German criminal law scholarship. Underpinning his work is a deep commitment to a liberal vision of the state. This collection brings together a distinguished group of international authors who pay tribute to von Hirsch by engaging with topics on which he himself has focussed. The essays range across sentencing theory questions of criminalisation and the relation between criminal law and the authority of the state. Together they articulate and defend the ideal of a liberal criminal justice system and present a fitting accolade to Andreas von Hirschs scholarly life.