Title: Rethinking English homicide law /
Authors: Ashworth, Andrew; Mitchell, Barry, 1952-
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2000
Subjects: Homicide Great Britain.; Homicide Grande-Bretagne.; Moorden.; Doodslag.; Wetten.; Hervormingen.; Homicide; Great Britain
Abstract: "The law of homicide is probably the most high-profile area of the criminal law, and yet in recent years it has been relatively neglected by law reform agencies. Rethinking English Homicide Law brings together six top English criminal lawyers to discuss the future shape of the English law of homicide and deals with such important topics as the definition of murder, the relevance of mental abnormality, provocation, unintentional killings, defences, and sentencing. The book also considers broad policy choices and matters of detail, in their contemporary social and legal context, and highlights the difficult issues that need to be tackled if we are to have an up-to-date law of murder and manslaughter."--BOOK JACKET.
Contents: 1. Introduction / Andrew Ashworth and Barry Mitchell -- 2. Murder and the Structure of Homicide / William Wilson -- 3. Diminished Responsibility and Mentally Disordered Killers / R. D. Mackay -- 4. Provocation: The Case for Abolition / Celia Wells -- 5. Partial Defences to Homicide: Questions of Power and Principle in Imperfect and Less Imperfect Worlds... / Nicola Lacey -- 6. Context and Culpability in Involuntary Manslaughter: Principle or Instinct? / C. M. V. Clarkson -- 7. Sentencing in Homicide / Martin Wasik.