A General View of the Criminal Law of England

E571707

A General View of the Criminal Law of England is a 19th-century legal treatise that systematically explains and analyzes the principles and structure of English criminal law.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legal treatise
non-fiction book
aim to explain principles of criminal liability
to provide a general overview of criminal law
to systematize English criminal law
countryOfSubject England NERFINISHED
coversConcept actus reus
classification of offences
criminal responsibility
mens rea
punishment and sentencing principles
describes principles of English criminal law
structure of English criminal law
fieldOfWork criminal law
focusesOnJurisdiction courts of England
genre legal literature
hasPart discussion of criminal procedure and trial
discussion of criminal responsibility
discussion of evidentiary rules in criminal cases
discussion of punishments and sentencing
systematic analysis of criminal offences
historicalContext Victorian-era legal scholarship
historicalSignificance important source for understanding 19th-century English criminal law
intendedAudience judges
law students
lawyers
legal scholars
language English
legalSystemDescribed common law
mainSubject English criminal law
publicationCentury 19th century
timePeriodDescribed 19th-century English law
topic criminal procedure
defences in criminal law
general principles of liability
offences against property
offences against the person
punishment in criminal law
substantive criminal law
typeOfAnalysis doctrinal analysis
systematic analysis
usedAs reference work in legal study

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James Fitzjames Stephen notableWork A General View of the Criminal Law of England
James Fitzjames Stephen notableWork A General View of the Criminal Law of England
this entity surface form: History of the Criminal Law of England