Definition in the Criminal Law by Andrew Halpin (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Definition in the Criminal Law by Andrew Halpin This book investigates the role and scope of definition in criminal law, the nature of legal materials and the diversity of perspectives on law. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In recent years,a number of key terms of the criminal law have seemed to defy definition. Scepticism over the possibility of defining basic concepts and identifying general principles has been voiced by both judges and academic commentators. This raises broad issues of theoretical interest, but also touches on such practical concerns as the efforts made by the Law Commission to reform the law as well as wider proposals for the codification of criminal law. Furthermore, the Human Rights Act incorporates a requirement of legality under Article 7 of the ECHR, whose scope is clearly connected to our understanding of how criminal offences are defined. This book undertakes an investigation of the role and scope of definition within the criminal law, set within a wider examination of the nature of legal materials and the diversity of perspectives on law. It offers a fascinating account of how the rules and principles found within legal materials provide opportunities for responding to, rather than merely following the law. In the light of this account, the book takes issue with some of the established views on the roles of judges and academics and, in a series of case studies concerning the definition of theft and changes to the definition of recklessness recently introduced by the House of Lords in R V G , explores the intimate connection between the use of legal materials and the practice of definition.More specific objectives of the book involve providing a more rigorous assessment of the serious challenge made by a criticial perpective on the criminal law; challenging the conventional intellectual apparatus of the criminal law; demonstrating how general theoretical insights on the process of definition can assist with the practical problems of defining criminal offences; clarifying the uses of definition in the work of the judiciary and law reformers; and, determining realistic expectations for the principle of legality within the criminal law. Author Biography Andrew Halpin is Professor of Legal Theory in the School of Law at Swansea University. Table of Contents 1. THE USE OF LEGAL MATERIALS2. CRIMINAL LAW GOING CRITICAL3. THE UNLEARNED LESSONS OF RECKLESSNESS4. SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE DEFINITION OF THEFT5. DEFINITION IN THE CRIMINAL LAW Review clear, careful and very well written…The exploration of how the courts of England and Wales developed a chaotic jurisprudence of recklessness has no equal in the literature that I know of. This is a very useful material for academics and students alike. -- Victor Tadros * Social and Legal Studies Vol 15, No 2 *...not only stands up to multiple readings, but necessitates them...Readers of many different stripes should find something of interest. -- Michael Plaxton * The Modern Law Review *This is a very valuable contribution to the arguments about recklessness and the test for dishonesty, which academics and law students will value. -- Rob Jerrard * Internet Law Book Reviews * Review Quote Fran Wright, Victoria University of Wellington writing in New Zealand Law Journal May 2005. This is a very valuable contribution to the arguments about recklessness and the test for dishonesty, which academics and law students will value. Rob Jerrard writing in Internet Law Book Reviews April 2005. Details ISBN1841130710 Author Andrew Halpin Short Title DEFINITION IN THE CRIMINAL LAW Language English ISBN-10 1841130710 ISBN-13 9781841130712 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2004 Imprint Hart Publishing Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Birth 1945 Edition 1st Illustrations black & white illustrations DOI 10.1604/9781841130712 UK Release Date 2004-10-13 NZ Release Date 2004-10-13 Pages 232 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Publication Date 2004-10-13 DEWEY 345.42001 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2004-10-12 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:15323564;

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