The Ethics and Law of Omissions

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This volume explores the principles that govern moral responsibility and legal liability for omissions. Contributors defend different views about the ground of moral responsibility, the conditions of legal liability for an omission to rescue, and the basis for accepting a " for omissions in the criminal law.

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Blameworthiness and Unwitting Omissions.Randolph Clarke
Moral Responsibility for Unwitting Omissions: A New Tracing View.Dana Kay Nelkin & Samuel C. Rickless

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Dana Kay Nelkin
University of California, San Diego
Samuel C. Rickless
University of California, San Diego

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