Guilty Acts, Guilty Minds
Stephen P. Garvey
Reviews and Awards
"This book might be the first of its kind: a criminal law theory page-turner. Full of witty thought experiments and lively case examples, Garvey's account of the limits of legitimate criminal law entertains and illuminates in equal measure. This is a fun and accessible introduction to the subject, but also a bold and ambitious contribution to criminal law theory in the grand tradition of Jerome Hall. A must-read."-Malcolm Thorburn, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto "
"Our much-maligned institutions of criminal law have gained a powerful new ally. Against its many critics, Stephen Garvey ably defends the limited authority of the state to punish persons who commit guilty acts with a guilty mind. Drawing from his impressive command of the leading cases in U.S. criminal law, Garvey helps non-specialists understand the complexities of doctrines governing insanity, ignorance of law, addiction, social deprivation, and a host of additional topics."-Douglas Husak, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Law, Rutgers University "
"In Guilty Acts, Guilty Minds, Stephen Garvey provides a powerful, provocative, and important contribution to the philosophy of criminal law. In conversation with philosophical anarchists, Garvey demonstrates how criminal law's heartland - actus reus and mens rea - are shaped by a respect for democratic legitimacy and, conversely, the occasions in which political legitimacy requires openness to the political process. Guilty Acts, Guilty Minds is a first-rate work of legal theory."-Vincent Chiao, Faculty of Law, University of Toronto and author of Criminal Law in the Age of the Administrative State "
