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Clarkson C M V

Criminal liability for non-aggressive death - Boston Asghate Publishing 2008 - 256p ix

Contents;
Notes of Contributors;
1. Introduction;
2. Homicide reform and the changing character of legal thought;
3. The limits of manslaughter;
4. Whose luck is it anyway?
5. Corporate manslaughter : Need for a Special Offence?
6. Vehicular homocide : need for a special offence?
7. Mum's Not the Word : An Analysis of Section 5, Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004;
8. Medical killing : need for a specific offence?
9. Dealing with drug-induced homicide;
10. Manslaughter versus special homicide offences : an Australian perspective;
11. 'Manslaughter' : generic or nominate offences?
Index.

ISBN: 9780754673347

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Criminal Liability - U S A2. Manslaughter - U S A 3. Homicide

Dewey Class. No.: 345.02525 / CLA