{"product_id":"guilty-acts-guilty-minds-stephen-p-garvey-9780190924324","title":"Guilty Acts, Guilty Minds","description":"When someone commits a crime, what are the limits on a state's authority to define them as worthy of blame, and thus liable to punishment? This book answers that question, building on two ideas familiar to criminal lawyers: \u003cem\u003e actus reus\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003emens rea\u003c\/em\u003e, usually translated as \"guilty act\" and \"guilty mind.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eGuilty Acts, Guilty Minds\u003c\/em\u003e, Stephen P. Garvey proposes an understanding of \u003cem\u003eactus reus\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003emens rea\u003c\/em\u003e as limits on the authority of a state, and in particular the authority of a democratic state, to ascribe guilt to those accused of crime. Garvey argues that \u003cem\u003eactus reus\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003emens rea\u003c\/em\u003e are necessary conditions for legitimate state punishment. Drawing on the work of political philosophers, moral philosophers, and criminal law theorists, Garvey provides clear explanations of how these concepts apply to a wide variety of cases. The book charges readers to consider practical examples and ask: whatever you believe regarding the justice of the rules, did the state act within the scope of its legitimate authority when it enacted those rules into law? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on extensive research, this book presents a new theory in which the concepts of \u003cem\u003eactus reus\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003emens rea\u003c\/em\u003e mark the limits of state power rather than simply describe the elements of a crime. Making the compelling distinction between legitimacy and justice, \u003cem\u003eGuilty Acts, Guilty Minds\u003c\/em\u003e provides an important perspective on the limits of state authority.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen P. Garvey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0190924322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190924324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.10w x 1.20d","brand":"Stephen P. Garvey","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44126769414399,"sku":"9780190924324","price":92.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_76f98015-d1a4-47b4-aa74-bff1e0a645e9.jpg?v=1687450060","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/guilty-acts-guilty-minds-stephen-p-garvey-9780190924324","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}