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Crime, reason and history : a critical introduction to criminal law / Alan Norrie.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Norrie, Alan W. (Alan William), 1953- author.
- Series:
- Law in context
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Criminal law--Great Britain.
- Criminal law.
- History.
- Great Britain.
- Criminal law--Great Britain--History.
- Criminal law--Philosophy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxxiv, 415 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Other Title:
- Crime, reason & history
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Many books seek to explain the general principles of the criminal law. Crime, Reason and History stands out and alone as a book that critically and concisely analyses these principles and comes up with a different viewpoint: that the law is shaped by social history and therefore systematically structured around conflicting elements. Updated extensively to include two new chapters on loss of control and self defence and with an extended treatment of offence and defence, this new edition combines challenging and sophisticated analysis with accessibility.
- Contents:
- Contradiction, critique and criminal law
- The historical context of criminal doctrine
- Motive and intention
- Recklessness
- Strict and corporate liability
- Acts and omissions
- Causation
- Necessity and duress
- Insanity and diminished responsibility
- Self-defence
- Loss of control
- Sentencing
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9781139031851
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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