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Fine lines and distinctions : murder, manslaughter and the unlawful taking of human life /
Suggests a radical new solution to the 'mess' which English homicide law has become.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hook, Hampshire, United Kingdom : Portland, Or. :
Waterside Press ; North American distributor, International Specialzied Book Services,
©2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Prologue
- 2. A Jacobean legacy: the creativity of Coke
- 3. The wisdom of Mr. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
- 4. The law of homicide
- 5. Secondary liability in homicide
- 6. Fiats, Fords and foresight: excursions to the House of Lords from Woolmington to Smith
- 7. A tale of two amendments: or one fixed penalty for another
- 8. Hunting the chimaera
- 9. Clearing up the mess: or the Law Commission attempts to make bricks without straw
- 10. Homicide on the road
- 11. Corporations in the dock
- 12. Familial homicide
- 13. Expert evidence on trial
- 14. A matter for the jury
- 15. The appellate process: equality of arms
- 16. What and how long is 'life'?
- 17. Sentencing adrift and parole
- 18. Envoi.