Sir James Fitzjames Stephen (1829-94) published this three-volume account of the English criminal law's historical development in 1883, four years after his appointment as a judge of the High Court. It is a revision and expansion of the second chapter in Stephen's 1863 General View (also reissued in this series). At first sight, it is ironic that the author of this classic of legal historical scholarship was himself a Benthamite who favoured and promoted the codification of the common law and worked on codes of criminal law and procedure for India and for England. Volume 1 includes coverage of pre-Conquest English criminal law, a survey of courts exercising criminal jurisdiction, a historical account of the main elements of criminal procedure, and a history of criminal punishments. Volume 2 includes discussion of the limits of criminal jurisdiction, the history of criminal responsibility, and the different categories of criminal offence. Volume 3 includes coverage of Indian criminal law.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13
9781108060752
eBay Product ID (ePID)
184704520
Product Key Features
Author
James Fitzjames Stephen
Publication Name
A History of the Criminal Law of England 3 Volume Set
Format
Mixed Media
Language
English
Subject
Law
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
1720 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
216mm
Item Width
138mm
Item Weight
2230g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
James Fitzjames Stephen
Series Title
Cambridge Library Collection-British and Irish History, 19th Century
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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