Victims' Rights and Victims' Wrongs: Comparative Liability in Criminal Law

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• Victims' Rights and Victims' Wrongs i
• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Acknowledgments ix
• Victims' Rights and Victims' Wrongs xi
• Introduction 1
• Part 1 - Reality Check Can Victims Be Partly Responsible for the Harm They Suffer? 7
• 1: Victims' Conduct in Criminal Law and Criminology 9
• 2: Why Does Criminal Law Need a Generic Defense of Comparative Criminal Liability? 36
• Part 2 - Toward a Unifying Theory of Comparative Criminal Liability 59
• 3: What Happens to Victims' Rights in Situations of Consent, Self-Defense, and Provocation? 61
• 4: The Principle of Conditionality of Rights 91
• Part 3 - Incorporating the Principle of Conditionality of Rights into Criminal Law 125
• 5: How Long Do Victims' Rights Remain Limited? 127
• 6: The Defense of Comparative Criminal Liability 141
• Conclusion 161

• Victims' Rights and Victims' Wrongs i
• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Acknowledgments ix
• Victims' Rights and Victims' Wrongs xi
• Introduction 1
• Part 1 - Reality Check Can Victims Be Partly Responsible for the Harm They Suffer? 7
• 1: Victims' Conduct in Criminal Law and Criminology 9
• 2: Why Does Criminal Law Need a Generic Defense of Comparative Criminal Liability? 36
• Part 2 - Toward a Unifying Theory of Comparative Criminal Liability 59
• 3: What Happens to Victims' Rights in Situations of Consent, Self-Defense, and Provocation? 61
• 4: The Principle of Conditionality of Rights 91
• Part 3 - Incorporating the Principle of Conditionality of Rights into Criminal Law 125
• 5: How Long Do Victims' Rights Remain Limited? 127
• 6: The Defense of Comparative Criminal Liability 141
• Conclusion 161
• Reference Matter 165
• Notes 167
• Bibliography 213