{"product_id":"9780804772433","title":"Victims' Rights and Victims' Wrongs: Comparative Liability in Criminal Law","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Don't blame the victim\" is a cornerstone maxim of Anglo-American jurisprudence, but should the law generally ignore a victim's behavior in determining a defendant's liability? \u003ci\u003eVictims' Rights and Victims' Wrongs\u003c\/i\u003e criticizes the current criminal law approach and outlines a more fair, coherent, and efficient set of rules to recognize that victims sometimes co-author their own losses or injuries. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluating a number of controversial cases involving euthanasia, sadomasochism, date rape, battered wives, and \"innocent\" aggressors, Vera Bergelson builds a theoretical foundation for reform. Her approach to comparative criminal liability takes into account the actions of both the perpetrator and the victim and offers a unitary explanation for consent, self-defense, and provocation. This innovative book supplies a practical and coherent mechanism for evaluating the impact of a victim's conduct on a perpetrator's liability in a variety of circumstances, including those that are now artificially excluded from comparative analysis.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47108941021424,"sku":"9780804772433","price":52.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780804772433_p0.jpg?v=1763723123","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780804772433","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}