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2012
Necessity would appear to be an unambiguous concept. Yet in criminal law, where it serves as a justification for otherwise criminal acts if they bring high societal benefit, necessity only rarely brings acquittal. Historically there might be a good justification for this, but in evolved societies it would appear that necessity could be given a broader ...
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Necessity would appear to be an unambiguous concept. Yet in criminal law, where it serves as a justification for otherwise criminal acts if they bring high societal benefit, necessity only rarely brings acquittal. Historically there might be a good justification for this, but in evolved societies it would appear that necessity could be given a broader ...
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Crime, Criminology, and the Crime Genre
2016For years, many criminologists have argued that the crime genre misrepresents crime and the criminal justice system, causing misperceptions among the public. However, other scholars have suggested that despite inaccuracies, the crime genre is actually far more reflective of the workings of the criminal justice system than previously thought. This essay
Gray Cavender, Nancy C. Jurik
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1981
For centuries the criminal justice system of Sweden has been strictly regulated by legislation, supplemented by ordinances and administrative provisions. Thus, the Code of 1734 included a “Book on Offences” and a “Book on Punishments”. In 1864 these parts of the Code were replaced by a new Penal Code of 1862 which in turn was superseded in 1965 by the ...
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For centuries the criminal justice system of Sweden has been strictly regulated by legislation, supplemented by ordinances and administrative provisions. Thus, the Code of 1734 included a “Book on Offences” and a “Book on Punishments”. In 1864 these parts of the Code were replaced by a new Penal Code of 1862 which in turn was superseded in 1965 by the ...
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Confronting the ‘Crime of Crimes’
2013It is very likely that the month of May 2013 will forever be remembered as a landmark date of reckoning with the crime of genocide. On 10 May in Guatemala City the the three-judge First High-Risk Tribunal A sentenced the former president and chief of staff Efrain Rios Montt to 80 years imprisonment for his involvement in the targeted attacks on ...
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1998
In a formal sense, the law derives from a variety of sources including custom, court precedents, royal prerogative and legislation. Acts of Parliament, and judicial interpretations of those acts, along with the common law are the major formative influences. However, such an approach leaves much unanswered about the evolution of the criminal law and the
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In a formal sense, the law derives from a variety of sources including custom, court precedents, royal prerogative and legislation. Acts of Parliament, and judicial interpretations of those acts, along with the common law are the major formative influences. However, such an approach leaves much unanswered about the evolution of the criminal law and the
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The Crime of Aggression: The Birth of a Crime [PDF]
, 2019 The crime of aggression officially emerged for the first time in international criminal law as a crime committed by individuals and not States in August 1945. This coincided with the signing of the London Agreement at the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg (IMTN).
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Neurocase, 2008
Jurisprudence will profit considerably from methods and applications of the neurosciences. In fact, it is proposed that the neurosciences will provide unique possibilities and advantages in understanding motivations and causes for staying lawful or for becoming unlawful.
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Jurisprudence will profit considerably from methods and applications of the neurosciences. In fact, it is proposed that the neurosciences will provide unique possibilities and advantages in understanding motivations and causes for staying lawful or for becoming unlawful.
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Crime Mapping and Crime Analysis of Property Crimes in Jodhpur
International Annals of Criminology, 2017AbstractThis study is based on crime mapping and crime analysis of property crimes in Jodhpur. The property crimes which were selected were house breaking, auto thefts and chain snatching. Data from police stations were used to generate the maps to locate hot spots of crimes. The profile of these hot spots was analyzed through observations supplemented
Sikandar Singh Rathore, Swikar Lama
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European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, 1999
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Crime of Power and Ordinary Crime
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2015Criminal activities and criminals are defined by the society. Law and especially criminal law is essential to define the society’s cooperative existence and integrity (Einstadter and Henry, 2006). The codification of mandates to regulate the behaviors acceptable within a society is defined as law and this law may hugely differ from one society to ...
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