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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809896803321

Autore

Pomorski Stanisław

Titolo

American common law and the principle nullum crimen sine lege / / by Stanisław Pomorski ; [translated by Elżbieta Chodakowska]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

The Hague : , : Mouton, , 1975

ISBN

3-11-154676-4

Edizione

[Second, revised and enlarged edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (229 p.)

Disciplina

345/.73/04

Soggetti

Ex post facto laws - United States

Judge-made law - United States

Common law - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translation of Amerykańskie common law a zasada nullum crimen sine lege.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTORY REMARKS -- Chapter 1: THE GIST AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMON LAW IN THE UNITED STATES -- Chapter 2: THE COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY LAW -- Chapter 3: CREATING NEW OFFENSES IN THE ENGLISH COMMON LAW -- Chapter 4: TYPES OF COMMON LAW OFFENSES AND STATUTORY CRIMINAL LAW -- Chapter 5: CONSPIRACY DOCTRINE AS A FORM OF VIOLATION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF LEGALITY IN THE CRIMINAL LAW -- Chapter 6: THE COMMON LAW MISDEMEANOR DOCTRINE AND CONTEMPT OF COURT -- Chapter 7: ATTEMPTS TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF VIOLATION OF THE PRINCIPLE NULLUM CRIMEN SINE LEGE -- CLOSING REMARKS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY: MOST IMPORTANT SOURCES