Among the issues of public concern with a philosophical dimenion addressed in some of the articles published in Philosophy & Public Affairs are matters related to criminal law and justice.:
“Issues of public concern often have an important philosophical dimension. Philosophy & Public Affairs is published in the belief that a philosophical examination of these issues can contribute to their clarification and to their resolution. It welcomes philosophical discussion of substantive legal, social, and political problems, as well as discussions of the more abstract questions to which they give rise. In addition, it aims to publish studies of the moral and intellectual history of such problems. Philosophy & Public Affairs is designed to fill the need for a venue in which philosophers with different viewpoints and philosophically inclined writers from various disciplines-including law, political science, economics, and sociology-can bring their distinctive methods to bear on problems that concern everyone”.
Here is a sample of articles pubished:
Legal Moralism and the Harm Principle: A Rejoinder Arthur Ripstein
35:2 (Spring, 2007)
Recent Thinking about Sexual Harassment: A Review Essay Elizabeth Anderson
34:3 (Summer, 2006)
Avoiding Paternalism Peter De Marneffe
34:1 (Winter, 2006)
The Nature of Rights Leif Wenar
33:3 (Summer 2005)
The Difference Uniforms Make: Collective Violence in Criminal Law and War Christopher Kutz
33:2 (Spring, 2005)
Racial Profiling Mathias Risse and Richard Zeckhauser
32:2 (Spring, 2004)