Modern Criminal Law of Australia

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ID19926409
AuthorsJeremy Gans (0000-0003-1336-6944, The University of Melbourne, corresponding author)
Year2016
Publication date2016-12-05
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueModern Criminal Law of Australia (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/9781316411667
OpenAlexW394927587
ISBN9781316411667
Open LibraryOL34733603M
LanguageEN
Citations received3

Modern Criminal Law of Australia, 2nd edition is a comprehensive guide to interpreting and understanding every statutory offence provision in every Australian jurisdiction. The text takes a unique approach to explaining Australian criminal law, emphasising the importance of statutory interpretation, official discretion, element analysis and sentencing, in order to appreciate the meaning and effect of any offence provision. This book sets out the rules and skills needed to advise clients on the potential application of criminal law throughout Australia. Its scope extends to both serious and minor regulatory regimes, as well as the entire contemporary breadth of criminal law, ranging from pollution to public order, traffic to trafficking, and domestic violence to work safety. It covers the common law, traditional code and model code systems, and includes detailed examples from all states. As such, this unique book provides students with the skills to practice law anywhere in Australia

Business · Common law · Criminal Code · Criminal law · Discretion · Element (criminal law) · Interpretation (philosophy) · Jurisdiction · Order (exchange) · Political science · Public law · Scope (computer science) · Statutory interpretation · Statutory law · Computer Science · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Criminal Law and Evidence · Law · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses · Australia · Criminal law & procedure

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