Rethinking English Homicide Law

ISBN-13: 9780198299042 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 232 str.

Qc Andrew Ashworth; Barry Mitchell

Opis

The law of homicide is probably the most high-profile area of the criminal law, and yet in recent years it has been relatively neglected by law reform agencies. Rethinking English Homicide Law brings together six top English criminal lawyers to discuss the future shape of the English law of homicide and deals with such important topics as the definition of murder, the relevance of mental abnormality provocation, unintentional killings, defenses, and sentencing.

Recenzje

... this book is full of gems ... Tired academics will certainly feel reinvigorated, and students stimulated, by this detailed and excellent review of the complexities of the law of homicide.

O autorze

Andrew Ashworth is Vinerian Professor of English Law at Oxford University