German criminal law doctrine - as one of the more influential over time and on a global scale - takes rather different approaches to many of the problems of substantive law when compared with those of the common law family of countries like the UK, the US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, etc. German criminal law doctrine also differs markedly from the system which is most often used in Anglophone writing as a civil law comparison - the French law. German criminal law is a code-based model and has been for centuries. The influence of academic writing on its development has been far greater...
German criminal law doctrine - as one of the more influential over time and on a global scale - takes rather different approaches to many of the probl...
This volume presents a leading contribution to the substantive arena relating to consent in the criminal law. In broad terms, the ambit of legally valid consent in extant law is contestable and opaque, and reveals significant problems in adoption of consistent approaches to doctrinal and theoretical underpinnings of consent. This book seeks to provide a logical template to focus the debate. The overall concept addresses three specific elements within this arena, embracing an overarching synergy between them. This edifice engages in an examination of UK provisions, with specialist...
This volume presents a leading contribution to the substantive arena relating to consent in the criminal law. In broad terms, the ambit of legally ...
Increasingly, international governmental networks and organisations make it necessary to master the legal principles of other jurisdictions. Since the advent of international criminal tribunals this need has fully reached criminal law. A large part of their work is based on comparative research. The legal systems which contribute most to this systemic discussion are common law and civil law, sometimes called continental law. So far this dialogue appears to have been dominated by the former. While there are many reasons for this, one stands out very clearly: Language. English has become the...
Increasingly, international governmental networks and organisations make it necessary to master the legal principles of other jurisdictions. Since ...
