The New Common Law: Courts, Culture, and the Localization of the Model Penal Code

Few tropes in American legal teaching are more firmly entrenched than the criminal law division between Model Penal Code and common law states. Yet even a cursory look at current state codes indicates that this bifurcation is outmoded. No state continues to cling to ancient English common law, nor d...

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Main Author: Walker, Anders (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 2011
In:Year: 2011
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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