The Scope of Criminal Law

Research Handbook on the Economics of Criminal Law, A. Harel, K. Hylton, eds., 2012

15 Pages Posted: 6 Apr 2011 Last revised: 2 Apr 2013

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Murat C. Mungan

Texas A&M University School of Law

Date Written: 2010

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to categorically study common and traditional acts which are punished under criminal law and compare them to others which are not defined as crimes. Studying traditional crimes such as murder, rape, theft and their attempts, and comparing them to acts which are excluded from the scope of criminal law will allow the determination of conditions under which defining an act as a crime is normatively justifiable. These conditions can be used in future research to evaluate the desirability of extending the scope of criminal law to non-traditional fields of potential regulation.

JEL Classification: K0, K14, K4

Suggested Citation

Mungan, Murat C., The Scope of Criminal Law (2010). Research Handbook on the Economics of Criminal Law, A. Harel, K. Hylton, eds., 2012, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1803239

Murat C. Mungan (Contact Author)

Texas A&M University School of Law

1515 Commerce St.
Fort Worth, TX Tarrant County 76102
United States

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