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A Modern Treatise on the Principle of Legality in Criminal Law [electronic resource] / by Gabriel Hallevy.

By: Hallevy, Gabriel [author.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010Description: XVII, 250p. 54 illus. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783642137143.Subject(s): Law | Criminal Law | Law | International Criminal Law | Criminal Law | Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal HistoryDDC classification: 345 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
The Meaning and Structure of the Principle of Legality in Criminal Law -- The Legitimate Sources of the Criminal Norm -- Applicability of the Criminal Norm in Time -- The Applicability of the Criminal Norm in Place -- Interpretation of the Criminal Norm -- The Conflict of Laws Within the Conflicts of Laws in the Principle of Legality.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: This book discusses legality, one of the four main principles of criminal law, and is divided into six parts, according to the scientific understanding of this key concept. Chapter 1 explores the relation between legality and the general theory of criminal law in the context of the structure and development of legality in human society. This chapter also outlines the four secondary principles of legality and describes them in general terms. Chapters 2-5 discuss in detail each of the four secondary principles (Legitimate Sources of the Criminal Norm; Applicability of the Criminal Norm in Time; Applicability of the Criminal Norm in Place; and Interpretation of the Criminal Norm). Finally, Chapter 6 rounds out the discussion by addressing the problem of the conflict of laws.
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The Meaning and Structure of the Principle of Legality in Criminal Law -- The Legitimate Sources of the Criminal Norm -- Applicability of the Criminal Norm in Time -- The Applicability of the Criminal Norm in Place -- Interpretation of the Criminal Norm -- The Conflict of Laws Within the Conflicts of Laws in the Principle of Legality.

This book discusses legality, one of the four main principles of criminal law, and is divided into six parts, according to the scientific understanding of this key concept. Chapter 1 explores the relation between legality and the general theory of criminal law in the context of the structure and development of legality in human society. This chapter also outlines the four secondary principles of legality and describes them in general terms. Chapters 2-5 discuss in detail each of the four secondary principles (Legitimate Sources of the Criminal Norm; Applicability of the Criminal Norm in Time; Applicability of the Criminal Norm in Place; and Interpretation of the Criminal Norm). Finally, Chapter 6 rounds out the discussion by addressing the problem of the conflict of laws.

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