On What Underlies Excuse

Leora Dahan Katz*

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Abstract

In this paper, I address the theory of excuse, or more precisely, exculpatory excuse, and the question of what it is that justifies the category of excuse. I address different potential grounds for the law of excuse, which are often run together in ways that confound rather than clarify, focusing on the role of blamelessness and unfairness of expectations in the theory of excuse.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)537-555
Number of pages19
JournalCriminal Law and Philosophy
Volume18
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2024

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Keywords

  • Blamelessness
  • Blameworthiness
  • Criminal law
  • Culpability
  • Defenses
  • Excuse
  • Fairness
  • Moral responsibility
  • Normative expectation

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