Douglas Husak

Douglas N. Husak is an American legal philosopher, academic and author. He is a Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and co-directs the Institute for Law and Philosophy at Rutgers University.

Husak has authored over 100 scholarly articles and 6 books. He has conducted research on the intersection between moral philosophy and the substantive criminal law, focusing especially on criminalization decisions and the moral limits of the criminal sanction. Husak's books include ''The Philosophy of Criminal Law: Selected Essays'', ''Overcriminalization: The Limits of the Criminal Law'', ''Legalize This! The Case for Decriminalizing Drugs'', ''Drugs and Rights,'' and ''Ignorance of Law.'' Provided by Wikipedia