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Fine lines and distinctions : murder, manslaughter and the unlawful taking of human life / Terence Morris and Louis Blom-Cooper ; foreword by Lord Judge.
- Title
- Fine lines and distinctions : murder, manslaughter and the unlawful taking of human life / Terence Morris and Louis Blom-Cooper ; foreword by Lord Judge.
- Author
- Morris, Terence.
- Publication
- Hook, Hampshire, United Kingdom : Waterside Press ; Portland, Or. : North American distributor, International Specialized Book Services, c2011.
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- Additional Authors
- Blom-Cooper, Louis, 1926-2018
- Description
- xvi, 474 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.); 24 cm.
- Subject
- Homicide > England
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- 1. Prologue -- 2. A Jacobean legacy: the creativity of Coke -- 3. The wisdom of Mr. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. -- 4. The law of homicide -- 5. Secondary liability in homicide -- 6. Fiats, Fords and foresight: excursions to the House of Lords from Woolmington to Smith -- 7. A tale of two amendments: or one fixed penalty for another -- 8. Hunting the chimaera -- 9. Clearing up the mess: or the Law Commission attempts to make bricks without straw -- 10. Homicide on the road -- 11. Corporations in the dock -- 12. Familial homicide -- 13. Expert evidence on trial -- 14. A matter for the jury -- 15. The appellate process: equality of arms -- 16. What and how long is 'life'? -- 17. Sentencing adrift and parole -- 18. Envoi.
- ISBN
- 1904380662
- 9781904380665
- 9781906534998 (e-book)
- LCCN
- ^^2011535311
- OCLC
- 658580907
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library