Criminal Law category: 2380 books

Cover of The Execution of Illegal Orders and International Criminal Responsibility
by Hiromi Sato
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2011

The legal consequence of the superior orders defense has long been debated as one of the major problems in international criminal law. Several controversial issues such as the immunity of the state, the absolute character of military discipline, and immunity on the grounds of mistake of law and/or...
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Criminal Reconciliation in Contemporary China

An Empirical and Analytical Enquiry

by Jue Jiang
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2016

Criminal reconciliation, a special procedure stipulated in PRC’s 2013 Criminal Procedure Law, allows the alleged perpetrators and victims of certain crimes to resolve criminal cases through reconciliation or mediation. Based on empirical studies on pilot practices of this mechanism in three cities...
Cover of Blackstone's Criminal Practice 2012 (book only)
by Professor David Ormerod, The Right Honourable Lord Justice Hooper
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2011

Led by The Right Honourable Lord Justice Hooper and David Ormerod, our team of authors has been hand-picked to ensure that you can trust our unique combination of authority and practicality. With a simultaneous supplement containing essential materials, you can rely on Blackstone's Criminal Practice...
Cover of Criminal Law (Speedy Study Guides)
by Speedy Publishing
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2015

This is your dictionary of common terminologies used in the study of criminal law. By understanding these definitions, you will have a better hold of the more complex concepts that you will learn later on in the course. This dictionary is not only designed for students but to practicing criminal lawyers too. Grab a copy today.
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The Logic of Consent

The Diversity and Deceptiveness of Consent as a Defense to Criminal Conduct

by Peter Westen
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017

The Logic of Consent analyzes the varied nature of consent arguments in criminal law and examines the confusions that commonly arise from the failure of legislatures, courts and commentators to understand them. Peter Westen skillfully argues that the conceptual aspect accounts for a significant number...
Cover of International ‘Criminal’ Responsibility
by Ottavio Quirico
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2019

In the course of the 20th and 21st centuries, major offences committed by individuals have been subject to progressive systematisation in the framework of international criminal law. Proposals developed within the context of the League of Nations coordinated individual liability and State responsibility....
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The Death of the Rule of Law

A Companion Guide to Guilty at Gunpoint

by Paul Singh
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2019

A Companion to Guilty at Gunpoint, the Death of the Rule of Law is a case study for law students interested in pursuing Criminal Law. It provides a candid look at what future lawyers will be facing in the real world of criminal justice. This is a must read for those who want to learn more about what...
Cover of The Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales
by Paul Rock
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2019

Volume I of The Official History of Criminal Justice in England and Wales frames what was known about crime and criminal justice in the 1960s, before describing the liberalising legislation of the decade. Commissioned by the Cabinet Office and using interviews, British Government records, and...
Cover of Sentencing and Criminal Justice
by Andrew Ashworth
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2010

Andrew Ashworth expertly examines the key issues in English sentencing policy and practice including the mechanisms for producing sentencing guidelines. He considers the most high-profile stages in the criminal justice process such as the Court of Appeal's approach to the custody threshold, the framework...
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Criminal Defense in China

The Politics of Lawyers at Work

by Sida Liu, Terence C. Halliday
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2016

Criminal Defense in China studies empirically the everyday work and political mobilization of defense lawyers in China. It builds upon 329 interviews across China, and other social science methods, to investigate and analyze the interweaving of politics and practice in five segments of the practicing...
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The Case for the Corporate Death Penalty

Restoring Law and Order on Wall Street

by Mary Kreiner Ramirez, Steven A. Ramirez
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2017

A critical examination of the wrongdoing underlying the 2008 financial crisis An unprecedented breakdown in the rule of law occurred in the United States after the 2008 financial collapse. Bank of America, JPMorgan, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and other large banks settled securities fraud claims...
Cover of Criminal Responsibility for the Crime of Aggression
by Patrycja Grzebyk
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013

Since the Nuremberg trial, the crime of aggression has been considered one of the gravest international crimes. However, since the 1940s no defendants have been charged with this crime, with some states actively opposing the notion of punishing aggression. The option of trying an individual for aggression...
Cover of Report Writing for Criminal Justice Professionals
by Larry S. Miller, John T. Whitehead
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2017

The criminal justice process is dependent on accurate documentation. Criminal justice professionals can spend 50–75 percent of their time writing administrative and research reports. The information provided in these reports is crucial to the functioning of our system of justice. Report Writing...
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OLAF at the Crossroads

Action against EU Fraud

by Simone White, Dr Constantin Stefanou, Professor Helen Xanthaki
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2011

The authors offer many insights into the regulatory, operational and institutional opportunities and challenges for OLAF, the European Commission's Anti-Fraud Office. Since OLAF was set up in 1999, significant changes in its functional environment have taken place including in EU criminal law and...
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