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245			_aEssays in Criminal Law in Honour of Sir Gerald Gordon / _cedited by James Chalmers, Fiona Leverick and Lindsay Farmer
260			_aUK: _bEdinburgh University Press, _c2010.
300			_a356p.; _c24cm.
505			_aContent: Preface List of Contributors List of Abbreviations Table of Cases Foreword by Lord Rodger of Earlsferry 1. Sir Gerald Gordon: An Appreciation by Christopher Gane 2. Corroboration and Distress: Some Crumbs from Under the Master’s Table by Lord Hope of Craighead 3. Child Defendants and the Doctrines of the Criminal Law by Andrew Ashworth 4. Codification of the Criminal Law by Eric Clive 5. Public and Private Wrongs by R A Duff and S E Marshall 6. The Idea of Principle in Scots Criminal Law by Lindsay Farmer 7. A Human Right to a Fair Criminal Law by Victor Tadros 8. The Pain of Pleasure: Consent and the Criminalisation of Sado-Masochistic ‘Assaults’ by Sharon Cowan 9. The Mental Element in Modern Criminal Law by Peter Ferguson 10. Theft by Omission by Stuart P Green 11. Statutory Rape and Defilement in Ireland: Recent Developments by Finbarr McAuley 12. Don’t Look Back in Anger: The Partial Defence of Provocation in Scots Criminal Law by Claire McDiarmid 13. ‘The Most Heinous of All Crimes’: Reflections on the Structure of Homicide in Scots Law by Gerry Maher 14. Witness Anonymity in the Criminal Process by Ian Dennis 15. Disclosure Appeals: A Plea for Principle by Peter Duff 16. Crown Counsel: From Sir Archibald Alison to Lord Brand by Robert S Shiels 17. The Codification of Criminal Procedure by J R Spencer 18. The Summary Jurisdiction to Punish for Contempt of Court in Scotland by T Welsh 19. Sir Gerald Gordon: A Bibliography by Shona Wilson.
520			_aA collection of essays honouring the work of Sir Gerald Gordon CBE QC LLD (1929– ) In modern times few, if any, individuals can have been as important to a single country's criminal law as Sir Gerald has been to the criminal law of Scotland. His monumental work The Criminal Law of Scotland (1967) is the foundation of modern Scottish criminal law and is recognised internationally as a major contribution to academic work on the subject. Elsewhere, he has made significant contributions as an academic, judge and as a member of the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission. Reflecting the academic rigour and practical application of Sir Gerald's work, this volume includes essays on criminal law theory, substantive law and evidence and procedure by practitioners and academics within and outside of Scotland, including contributions from England, Ireland and the USA. Key Features The chapters encompass a broad range of subjects of contemporary interest and significance Analyses both substantive and procedural criminal law The contributors include practitioners and academics from both within and outwith Scotland, reflecting the influence and recognition afforded to Sir Gerald's work
650			_aCriminal Law
650			_aLAW / Government / State, Provincial & Municipal
650			_aCriminal law Scotland Scotland
700			_aChalmers, James _eeditor
700			_aLeverick, Fiona _eeditor
700			_aFarmer, Lindsay _eeditor
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