A Modern Treatise on the Principle of Legality in Criminal Law

• Main Author: Hallevy, Gabriel (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Subjects: Law.; Law > Philosophy.; Criminal law.; International criminal law.; International Criminal Law.; Criminal Law.; Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History.

This book discusses legality, one of the four main principles of criminal law, and is divided into six parts, according to the scientific understanding of this key concept. Chapter 1 explores the relation between legality and the general theory of criminal law in the context of the structure and dev...

Table of Contents:

• The Meaning and Structure of the Principle of Legality in Criminal Law
• The Legitimate Sources of the Criminal Norm
• Applicability of the Criminal Norm in Time
• The Applicability of the Criminal Norm in Place
• Interpretation of the Criminal Norm
• The Conflict of Laws Within the Conflicts of Laws in the Principle of Legality.