Book Details
Orange Code:91239
Paperback:219 pages
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1. The boundaries of the criminal law: criminal law, legal theory and history2. The genius of our law: legality and the Scottish legal tradition3. The judicial establishment: the transformation of criminal jurisdiction 1747-19084. The 'well-governed realm': crime and legal order 1747-19085. The perfect crime: homicide and the criminal law6. Conclusion: crime and the genius of Scots law
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This book examines the relationship between legal tradition and national identity to offer a critical and historical perspective on the study of criminal law. Developing a radically different approach to questions of responsibility and subjectivity, it combines appreciation of the institutional and historical context in which criminal law is practiced with an informed understanding of the law itself. Drawing on original research into the development of Scottish criminal justice, it offers the first full-length critique of modern criminal law theory.
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