NCJ Number
156517
Date Published
1991
Length
89 pages
Annotation
This document uses national reports prepared by various European governments as the basis for analyzing important events in criminal law development between 1986 and 1988.
Abstract
Aspects of criminal law which are discussed here include general and partial reforms, descriptive elements of crime, causation, fault, justification and excuse, and complicity. The author analyzes special parts of the criminal law dealing with terrorism, offenses against the person, pornography, protection of children, sexual offenses, white collar crimes, and the corruption of public officials. Issues in supplementary criminal law covered here include traffic violations, drug offenses, environmental crimes, juvenile criminal matters, and immigrant-related concerns. The document discusses the European system of penalties, criminal procedural law, prison law, and amnesty, as well as international criminal law.