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Fine lines and distinctions : murder, manslaughter and the unlawful taking of human life
Record details
- ISBN: 9781904380665
- ISBN: 1904380662
- ISBN: 9781283149242
- ISBN: 1283149249
- ISBN: 9781906534998
- ISBN: 1906534993
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (474 pages, [8] pages of plates) : illustrations
remote - Publisher: Hook, Hampshire, United Kingdom : Waterside Press ; Portland, Or. : North American distributor, International Specialzied Book Services, ©2011.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Multi-User. CatMonthString:october.16 |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
| Restrictions on Access Note: | Restrictions: NLC students and staff only. Access restricted by subscription. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. |
| Source of Description Note: | Print version record. |
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| Subject: | LAW -- Criminal Law -- General Homicide Homicide -- England England |
| Genre: | Electronic books. |
