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Six centuries of criminal law : history of criminal law in the southern Netherlands and Belgium (1400-2000) / by Jos Monballyu ; translation by Line Leys.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Monballyu, Jos, author.
- Series:
- Legal history library ; Volume 12.
- Legal History Library, 1874-1793 ; Volume 12
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Criminal law--Belgium--History.
- Criminal law.
- Criminal justice, Administration of--Belgium--History.
- Criminal justice, Administration of.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (474 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden, Netherlands : Brill Nijhoff, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The first overview of the history of criminal law in the area that is currently within the territory of Belgium. Jos Monballyu treats both the sources of criminal law, the different judicial bodies that dealt with criminal issues, the general characteristics of the offences, the manifestations of the offences, the different punishments and their functions, the administration of criminal justice and, finally, some offences and their punishments in particular, namely suicide, witchcraft and press offences. All of these subjects are treated in such a manner that they can immediately be compared with the contents of similar standard works concerning the history of criminal justice in other countries.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- The Sources of Criminal Law
- Criminal Justice
- The Offences in General
- The Punishments
- Some Offences and Their Punishments in Particular
- The Administration of Criminal Justice
- Selective Bibliography
- Index of Persons
- Index of Places
- Subject Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-27398-0
- OCLC:
- 883570643
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004273986 DOI
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