Beschreibung:
This book explores the argument for the current distinctions between murder, manslaughter and other crimes to be replaced by culpable homicide.
This book considers criminal homicide in its social, historical and legal setting,and sets out the case for fundamental reform.
1. Prologue and Apologia2. The Legacy of Sr. Edward Coke, Knight3. Murder Will Out: The Substantive Law Today4. Hunting the Chimæra5. Expert Evidence on Trial6. The Past Revisited: When Memory Lifts the Latch7. On the Dealing Floor of the Lords: Rewind to 19658. The Starting Points: Where Do They End?9. Corporate Killing10. Motorised Killing11. The Appellate Process12. The Crime and the Penalty: Thinking Outside the Box