National Criminal Law in a Comparative Legal Context

Vol. 1.1: Introduction to National Systems. National characteristics, fundamental principles, and history of criminal law. England and Wales, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland.
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-428-14261-3
Verlag: Duncker & Humblot

Buch, Englisch, 314 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 224 mm, Gewicht: 425 g

This publication is part of the International Max Planck Information System for Comparative Criminal Law, a project at the heart of the Institute's comparative legal research. One of its primary objectives is to develop a universal meta-structure of criminal law that can serve as the basis for the organization of material, enable systematic comparisons, and further the development of an international criminal law doctrine. This meta-structure is also a prerequisite for analyzing the various approaches taken around the world to shared criminal law-related problems, identifying general legal principles, and drafting international model codes. A second goal of the project is to provide access to data from the participating legal systems in the form of country reports organized on the basis of the aforementioned universal meta-structure.

Towards these ends, a pilot project was carried out to analyze, structure, and present the general part of the criminal law in twelve legal systems. The results were published in five volumes from 2008 to 2010 (in German). In the meantime, the number of legal systems included in the study has grown considerably – with contributions from researchers at the Max Planck Institute as well as from external research partners. This volume in English contains fruits of this expansion (Switzerland) as well as translated, revised reports from the pilot project (England/Wales, Scotland, Sweden).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sieber, Ulrich

Jarvers, Konstanze

Silverman, Emily

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Schweiz
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Nordeuropa (Skandinavien)
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsvergleichung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword

List of legal orders included and contributing authors

Comprehensive summary of project

Detailed outline of country reports in volume 1.1

Introduction to national systems

- England and Wales
- Scotland
- Sweden
- Switzerland

Editors and authors