Books by Larry (University of San Diego) Alexander

This book is for students and scholars interested in criminal law theory. It undertakes questions that very few theorists have addressed, particularly about our understanding of culpability, and collects them in one monograph that offers a unified approach to addressing them.

In this provocative book, Alexander offers a sceptical appraisal of the claim that freedom of expression is a human right. He examines the various contexts in which a right to freedom of expression might be asserted and concludes that such a right cannot be supported in any of these contexts. He argues that some legal protection of freedom of expression is surely valuable, though the form such protection will take will vary with historical and cultural circumstances and is not a matter of human right. Written in a clear and accessible style, this book will appeal to students and professionals in political philosophy, law, political science, and human rights.