LEADER 04675nam 22006011c 450 001 9910777315103321 005 20200115203623.0 010 $a9781282077201 (electronic bk.) 010 $z9781847313850 024 7 $a10.5040/9781474202220 035 $a(CKB)1000000000413300 035 $a(EBL)342886 035 $a(OCoLC)476156993 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000172875 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12054848 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000172875 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10161652 035 $a(PQKB)10470531 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1772419 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC342886 035 $a(OCoLC)646796672 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09256183 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL342886 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000413300 100 $a20140929d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aHomicide law in comparative perspective$fedited by Jeremy Horder 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aOxford $aPortland, Oregon $cHart Publishing $d2007. 215 $a1 online resource (264 p.) 225 1 $aThe criminal law library $vv. 6 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index 327 $aComparative issues in the law of homicide / Jeremy Horder and David Hughes -- The changing face of the law of homicide / Jerermy Horder -- Intentional killings in French law / J.R. Spencer -- Intentional killings : the German law / Antje du Bois-Pedian -- Two models of murder : patterns of criminalisation in the United States / Claire Finklestein -- Murder and related issues : an analysis of the law in Canada / Winifred Holland -- Recklessness and moral desiccation in the Australian law of murder / Ian Leader-Elliott -- The Scots law of murder / Victor Tadros -- Fault for homicide in Singapore / Stanley Yeo 327 $a1. Comparative Issues in the Law of Homicide -- JEREMY HORDER AND DAVID HUGHES -- 2. The Changing Face of the Law of Homicide -- JEREMY HORDER -- 3. Intentional Killings in French Law -- JR SPENCER -- 4. Intentional Killings: The German Law -- ANTJE DU BOIS-PEDAIN -- 5. Two Models of Murder: Patterns of Criminalisation in the United States -- CLAIRE FINKELSTEIN -- 6. Murder and Related Issues: An Analysis of the Law in Canada -- WINIFRED HOLLAND -- 7. Recklessness and Moral Desiccation in the Australian Law of Murder -- IAN LEADER-ELLIOTT -- 8. The Scots Law of Murder -- VICTOR TADROS -- 9. Fault for Homicide in Singapore -- STANLEY YEO 330 8 $aA number of jurisdictions world-wide have changed or are considering changing their homicide laws. Important changes have now been recommended for England and Wales, and these changes are an important focus in the book, which brings together leading experts from jurisdictions across the globe (England and Wales; France; Germany; Scotland; Australia; The United States of America; Canada; Singapore and Malaysia) to examine key aspects of the law of homicide. Key areas examined include the structure of the law of homicide and the meaning of fault elements. For example, the definition of murder, or its equivalent, is very different in France and Germany from the definition used in England and Wales. French law, like the law in a number of American states, ties the definition of murder to the presence or absence of premeditation, unlike the law in England and Wales. Unlike most other jurisdictions, German law makes the killer's motive, such as a sadistic sexual motive, relevant to whether or not he or she committed the worst kind of homicide. England and Wales is in a minority of English-speaking jurisdictions in that it does not employ the concept of 'wicked' recklessness, or of extreme indifference, as a fault element in homicide. Understanding these often subtle differences between the approaches of different jurisdictions to the definition of homicide is an essential aspect of the law reform process, and of legal study and scholarship in the criminal law. Every jurisdiction tries to learn from the experience of others, and this book seeks to make a contribution to that process, as well as providing a lively and informative resource for scholars and students 410 0$aCriminal law library (Oxford, England) ;$vv. 6. 606 $aHomicide 606 $2Criminal law & procedure 615 0$aHomicide. 676 $a345.0252 702 $aHorder$b Jeremy 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 801 2$bUkLoBP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777315103321 996 $aHomicide law in comparative perspective$93728992 997 $aUNINA