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The Oxford history of the laws of England Vol. XIII 182 - 1914: Fields of Development

Cornsih William

The Oxford history of the laws of England Vol. XIII 182 - 1914: Fields of Development - New York Oxford University Press 2010 - 1106p xlvii

Contents;
Part One CRIMINAL LAW
I General Introduction and Overview;
II Stumbling Towards Professionalism: The Establishment of English Policing in the Nineteenth Century;
III The Trial: Adversarial Characteristics and Responsibilities; Pre-trial and Trial Procedures;
IV Sentencing and Review;
V Punishment: Death and Transfiguration;
VI The Sources and Form of the Criminal Law: The Medium of hange and Development: Consolidation or Codification?
VII General Principles of Criminal Law;
VIII Excluding Fault from Criminal Responsibility: Strict and Vicarious Liability: Quasi-criminal or Regulatory Offences?
IX Securing the State, the Institutions of Government, and Maintaining Public Order;
X Public Morality and Social Control: Prostitution, Gambling, and Obscenity;
XI Protecting Property from Dishonesty and Harm: Larceny and Malicious Damage;
XII Offences Against the Person.
Part Two STATUTES, SOCIAL REFORM, AND CONTROL
I Introduction: ‘Legislation the Only Remedy’1;
II The Poor Law;
III Charity and Education;
IV Health for the Public;
V Safety in Factories, Shops, and Ships;
VI Building Houses and Planning Communities;
VII Conclusion.
Part Three LABOUR LAW
I From Labouring to Employment: 1820–1867;
II The Roots of Collective Action;
III Law and Organised Labour 1867–1914;
Part Four LAW OF PERSONS: FAMILY AND OTHER RELATIONSHIPS
I Family Law, Family Authority;
II Marriage;
III Wives: The Quest for Civil Independence;
IV Marital Breakdown: Separation and the Coming of Judicial Divorce;
V Children;
VI Insanity and Mental Deficiency;
VII Foreign Elements in Family Disputes.
Part Five PERSONALITY RIGHTS AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
I Personal Reputation, Privacy and Intellectual Creativity;
II Copyright1;
III Industrial Property: Patents for Inventions;
IV Industrial Property: Designs for Products;
V Trade Secrets and Other Confidences;
VI Industrial Property: Trade Marks and Unfair Competition.



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