| Landmark Cases in Criminal Law Contributor(s): Handler, Philip (Editor), Mitchell, Paul (Editor), Mares, Henry (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1509932151 ISBN-13: 9781509932153 Publisher: Hart Publishing OUR PRICE: $60.34 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Criminal Law - General |
| Dewey: 345.42 |
| Series: Landmark Cases |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.18 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Criminal cases raise difficult normative and legal questions, and are often a consequence of compelling human drama. In this collection, expert authors place leading cases in criminal law in their historical and legal contexts, highlighting their significance both in the past and for the present. The cases in this volume range from the fifteenth to the twenty-first century. Many of them are well known to modern criminal lawyers and students; others are overlooked landmarks that deserve reconsideration. The essays, often based on extensive and original archival research, range over a wide spectrum of criminal law, covering procedure and doctrine, statute and common law, individual offences and general principles. Together, the essays explore common themes, including the scope of criminal law and criminalisation, the role of the jury, and the causes of change in criminal law. |