Contributions

  • Brownsword, Roger - Contributor

Publication

2007 - Hart Pub., Oxford, England

Language

English

Word Count

101,500 words, Guess

Page Count

406 pages

Physical Format

Electronic resource

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC340.112
  • DDC344.410412
  • LCCK579.I6
and 1 more
  • LCCK579.I6.B49 2007

Description

In a community that takes rights seriously, consent features pervasively in both moral and legal discourse as a justifying reason: stated simply, where there is consent, there can be no complaint. However, without a clear appreciation of the nature of a consent-based justification, its integrity, both in principle and in practice, is liable to be compromised. This book examines the role of consent as a procedural justification, discussing the prerequisites for an adequate consent -- in particular, that an agent with the relevant capacity has made an unforced and informed choice, that the conse.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Legal Theory Today

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