Kelly BrennanFinal Medium PostIn Crime and Justice, we sought to answer two questions (outlined in the syllabus): “what justifies state criminalization of behavior and…Apr 26, 2022Apr 26, 2022
Kelly BrennanBinder- The Principle of Dual Culpability within Felony Murder LawsA felony murder laws allow a defendant to be charged with first-degree murder for a killing that occurs during an otherwise separate…Apr 15, 2022Apr 15, 2022
Kelly BrennanEdwardsIn “Laws that are made to be broken,” Edwards spends the second part of his paper exploring his ‘Identification Principle.’ His main…Apr 7, 2022Apr 7, 2022
Kelly BrennanYaffeeYaffee discusses the differences between crimes and the crime of attempting crimes. He discusses how there must be certain steps taken in…Mar 31, 2022Mar 31, 2022
Kelly BrennanThe Dangers of Risk-Based Offenses within Democracy According to AshworthIn Ashworth’s article “The Unfairness of Risk-Based Possession Offenses,” there is a discussion of the transition from penalizing crime to…Mar 24, 2022Mar 24, 2022
Kelly Brennanvon Hirsch ‘ Criminalizing the Failure to Rescue’von Hirsch discusses the differences in legal statutes on the topic of failing to provide assistance to someone in need. Some country’s…Mar 17, 2022Mar 17, 2022
Kelly BrennanThe Voluntary Act RequirementThe Voluntary Act Requirement (VAR) is defined by Yaffee as “A conviction of a defendant for crime C is justified only if (1) There is a…Mar 3, 2022Mar 3, 2022
Kelly BrennanRipstein’s Uninvited NapperIn Ripstein’s “Beyond the Harm Principle,” he spends a good portion of his body argument discussing and referring to the story of the…Feb 17, 2022Feb 17, 2022
Kelly BrennanLegal Moralism and Cancel CultureDuff defends a “modest, positive legal moralism” which to him he says gives good reason for the criminalization of acts that are accepted…Feb 10, 2022Feb 10, 2022
Kelly BrennanPaternalism and TechnologyPaternalism can be understood as the justification of limiting one’s liberty, in order to prevent said one from harming oneself. My issue…Feb 3, 2022Feb 3, 2022