The Handbook of Comparative Criminal Law / Kevin Jon Heller, Markus D. Dubber
Tác giả : Kevin Jon Heller
Nhà xuất bản : Stanford University Press
Nơi xuất bản : United States
Năm xuất bản : 2011
Mô tả vật lý : 660tr. ;26cm
ISBN : 9780804757584
Số phân loại : 345
Chủ đề : 1. Comparative law. 2. Criminal law.
Thông tin chi tiết
Tóm tắt : | This handbook explores criminal law systems from around the world, with the express aim of stimulating comparison and discussion. General principles of criminal liability receive prominent coverage in each essay-including discussions of rationales for punishment, the role and design of criminal codes, the general structure of criminal liability, accounts of mens rea, and the rights that criminal law is designed to protect-before the authors turn to more specific offenses like homicide, theft, sexual offenses, victimless crimes, and terrorism. This key reference covers all of the world's major legal systems-common, civil, Asian, and Islamic law traditions-with essays on sixteen countries on six different continents. The introduction places each country within traditional distinctions among legal systems and explores noteworthy similarities and differences among the countries covered, providing an ideal entry into the fascinating range of criminal law systems in use the world over. |