Overcriminalization: the limits of the criminal law

The amount of criminal law : Too much punishment, too many crimes ; How more crimes produce injustice ; The content of new offenses ; An example of overcriminalization

Internal constraints on criminalization : The "general part" of criminal law ; From punishment to criminalization ; A right not to be punished? ; Malum prohibitum

External constraints on criminalization : Infringing the right not to be punished ; The devil in the details ; Crimes of risk prevention

Alternative theories of criminalization : Law and economics ; Utilitarianism ; Legal moralism.