Principles of Criminal Law

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Juta, 2005 - Law - 1047 pages
This substantially revised work on South African criminal law incorporates the latest crime statistics, succinct critical observations on restorative justice, and information on victims' rights and compensation in its review of criminal law in the first decade of democracy in South Africa. Chapters examine the impact of the Constitution on the principles and practices of criminal justice, a critical appraisal of the limits on the use of force in apprehending suspects, and the implications of the Youth Justice Bill. New chapters address organized crime, including data on racketeering and money laundering, as well as a study of corporate criminal responsibility in light of modern theories and up-to-date coverage of recent anti-corruption legislation.--

About the author (2005)

Jonathan Burchell is a professor of criminal law and the head of the department of criminal justice at the University of Cape Town. He is the author of The Law of Defamation in South Africa, Personality Rights and Freedom of Expression, Principles of Delict, and South African Criminal Law and Procedure. John Milton, English scholar and classical poet, is one of the major figures of Western literature. He was born in 1608 into a prosperous London family. By the age of 17, he was proficient in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. Milton attended Cambridge University, earning a B.A. and an M.A. before secluding himself for five years to read, write and study on his own. It is believed that Milton read everything that had been published in Latin, Greek, and English. He was considered one of the most educated men of his time. Milton also had a reputation as a radical. After his own wife left him early in their marriage, Milton published an unpopular treatise supporting divorce in the case of incompatibility. Milton was also a vocal supporter of Oliver Cromwell and worked for him. Milton's first work, Lycidas, an elegy on the death of a classmate, was published in 1632, and he had numerous works published in the ensuing years, including Pastoral and Areopagitica. His Christian epic poem, Paradise Lost, which traced humanity's fall from divine grace, appeared in 1667, assuring his place as one of the finest non-dramatic poet of the Renaissance Age. Milton went blind at the age of 43 from the incredible strain he placed on his eyes. Amazingly, Paradise Lost and his other major works, Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes, were composed after the lost of his sight. These major works were painstakingly and slowly dictated to secretaries. John Milton died in 1674.

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