Peter Westen
Impact in
- Law top 1%
- Judicial and Constitutional Studies
- Discrimination and Equality Law
- Legal principles and applications
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- Political Philosophy and Ethics
Papers in
- Law 19
- Criminal Law and Evidence 9
- Law in Society and Culture 7
- Legal principles and applications 6
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- Legal Systems and Judicial Processes 6
- Co-authors
- David Feldman (1 shared paper)Heidi M. Hurd (1 shared paper)Larry Alexander (1 shared paper)Jeremy Waldron (1 shared paper)H. L. A. Hart (1 shared paper)Jeffrey S. Lehman (1 shared paper)Albert A. Ehrenzweig (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Michigan Law Review (8 papers)Harvard Law Review (3 papers)Criminal Law and Philosophy (3 papers)Law and Philosophy (2 papers)California Law Review (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesAustria
In The Last Decade
Peter Westen
33 papers receiving 225 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 44
- Law 95
- Political Science and International Relations 131
- Philosophy 48
- Cognitive Neuroscience 54
- Gender Studies 24
Countries citing papers authored by Peter Westen
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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Westen
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Co-authors
The 7 scholars most cited alongside Peter Westen, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1982 | 104 | |
| 2 | 1985 | 39 | |
| 3 | 1990 | 20 | |
| 4 | The Logic of Consent: The Diversity and Deceptiveness of Consent as a Defense to Criminal Conduct | 2004 | 18 |
| 5 | 1992 | 15 | |
| 6 | 2016 | 12 | |
| 7 | 2007 | 12 | |
| 8 | 2014 | 8 | |
| 9 | 1982 | 6 | |
| 10 | 1978 | 6 | |
| 11 | 2007 | 6 | |
| 12 | 1980 | 5 | |
| 13 | 1991 | 5 | |
| 14 | 1983 | 4 | |
| 15 | 1985 | 4 | |
| 16 | 1983 | 4 | |
| 17 | 1974 | 4 | |
| 18 | Impossibility Attempts: A Speculative Thesis | 2008 | 3 |
| 19 | Some Common Confusions About Consent in Rape Cases | 2004 | 3 |
| 20 | 1978 | 2 |
About Peter Westen
Peter Westen is a scholar working on Law, Political Science and International Relations, Cognitive Neuroscience, Economics and Econometrics and Sociology and Political Science, having authored 41 papers that have together received 296 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Criminal Law and Evidence (9 papers), Free Will and Agency (8 papers), Law in Society and Culture (7 papers), Legal principles and applications (6 papers), Legal Systems and Judicial Processes (6 papers), Legal and Constitutional Studies (5 papers), Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems (4 papers) and War, Ethics, and Justification (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Law (95 citations), Political Science and International Relations (131 citations), Philosophy (48 citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (54 citations) and Gender Studies (24 citations). Peter Westen has collaborated with scholars based in United States and Austria. Frequent co-authors include David Feldman, Heidi M. Hurd, Larry Alexander, Jeremy Waldron, H. L. A. Hart, Jeffrey S. Lehman and Albert A. Ehrenzweig. Their work appears in journals such as Michigan Law Review, Harvard Law Review, Criminal Law and Philosophy, Law and Philosophy and California Law Review.
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