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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811175203321

Autore

Dubber Markus

Titolo

Criminal law : a comparative approach / / Markus Dubber, Tatjana Hörnle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, England : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-19-103068-6

0-19-103067-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (710 pages)

Classificazione

PH 6005

Disciplina

345.43

Soggetti

Criminal law - Germany

Criminal law - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Part I. Foundations. Punishment: concepts, forms, limits. The legality principle (nulla poena sine lege). Constitutional limits on substantive criminal law. Jurisdiction. Procedural contexts. Analysis of criminal liability -- Part II. The general part. Actus reus (objective elements). Mens rea (subjective elements). Causation. Complicity. Corporate criminal liability. Inchoate offenses. Justifications. Excuses -- Part III. The special part. Offenses against the person. Offenses against sexual autonomy: rape and sexual assault. Other offenses.

Sommario/riassunto

"A systematic and comprehensive comparative analysis, of criminal law, focused on two major jurisdictions: the United States and Germany."--Jacket.