Essays in Criminal Law in Honour of Sir Gerald Gordon / / Lindsay Farmer, James Chalmers, Fiona Leverick.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Chalmers, James,; Farmer, Lindsay,; Leverick, Fiona,
• MitwirkendeR: Ashworth, Andrew,; Clive, Eric,; Cowan, Sharon,; Craighead, Hope of,; Dennis, Ian,; Duff, Peter,; Duff, R. A.,; Earlsferry, Rodger of,; Farmer, Lindsay,; Gane, Christopher,; Green, Stuart P.,; Maher, Gerry,; McAuley, Finbarr,; McDiarmid, Claire,; Qc, Peter Ferguson,; Qc, T. Welsh,; Shiels, Robert S.,; Spencer, J. R.,; Tadros, Victor,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2010
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Edinburgh Studies in Law : ESL
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (376 p.) :; 1 B/W illustrations

A collection of essays honouring the work of Sir Gerald Gordon CBE QC LLD (1929– )In modern times few, if any, individuals can have been as important to a single country's criminal law as Sir Gerald has been to the criminal law of Scotland. His monumental work The Criminal Law of Scotland (1967) is the foundation of modern Scottish criminal law and is recognised internationally as a major contribution to academic work on the subject. Elsewhere, he has made significant contributions as an academic, judge and as a member of the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission. Reflecting the academic rigour and practical application of Sir Gerald's work, this volume includes essays on criminal law theory, substantive law and evidence and procedure by practitioners and academics within and outside of Scotland, including contributions from England, Ireland and the USA.Key FeaturesThe chapters encompass a broad range of subjects of contemporary interest and significanceAnalyses both substantive and procedural criminal lawThe contributors include practitioners and academics from both within and outwith Scotland, reflecting the influence and recognition afforded to Sir Gerald's work

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Contributors -- List of Abbreviations -- Table of Cases -- Foreword -- 1 Sir Gerald Gordon: An Appreciation -- 2 Corroboration and Distress: Some Crumbs from Under the Master’s Table -- 3 Child Defendants and the Doctrines of the Criminal Law -- 4 Codification of the Criminal Law -- 5 Public and Private Wrongs -- 6 The Idea of Principle in Scots Criminal Law -- 7 A Human Right to a Fair Criminal Law -- 8 The Pain of Pleasure: Consent and the Criminalisation of Sado-Masochistic “Assaults” -- 9 The Mental Element in Modern Criminal Law -- 10 Theft by Omission -- 11 Statutory Rape and Defilement in Ireland: Recent Developments -- 12 Don’t Look Back in Anger: The Partial Defence of Provocation in Scots Criminal Law -- 13 “The Most Heinous of all Crimes”: Reflections on the Structure of Homicide in Scots Law -- 14 Witness Anonymity in the Criminal Process -- 15 Disclosure Appeals: A Plea for Principle -- 16 Crown Counsel: From Sir Archibald Alison to Lord Brand -- 17 The Codification of Criminal Procedure -- 18 The Summary Jurisdiction to Punish for Contempt of Court in Scotland -- 19 Sir Gerald Gordon: A Bibliography -- Index