Essays in criminal law in honour of Sir Gerald Gordonedited by James Chalmers, Fiona Leverick and Lindsay Farmer ; with contributions by Andrew Ashworth [and others.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Sir Gerald Gordon : an appreciation / by Christopher Gane -- Corroboration and distress : some crumbs from under the master's table / by Lord Hope of Craighead -- Child defendants and the doctrines of the criminal law / by Andrew Ashworth -- Codification of the criminal law / by Eric Clive -- Public and Private Wrongs / by R A Duff and S E Marshall -- The idea of principle in Scots criminal law / by Lindsay Farmer -- A human right to a fair criminal law / by Victor Tadros -- The pain of pleasure : consent and the criminalisation of sado-masochistic 'assaults' / by Sharon Cowan -- The mental element in modern criminal law / by Peter Ferguson -- Theft / by Omission / by Stuart P Green -- Statutory rape and defilement in Ireland : recent developments / by Finbarr McAuley -- Don't look back in anger : the partial Defence of Provocation in Scots criminal law / by Claire McDiarmid -- 'The most heinous of all crimes' : reflections on the structure of homicide in Scots law / by Gerry Maher -- Witness anonymity in the criminal process / by Ian Dennis -- Disclosure appeals : a plea for principle / by Peter Duff -- Crown counsel : from Sir Archibald Alison to Lord Brand / by Robert S Shiels -- The codification of criminal procedure / by J R Spencer -- The summary jurisdiction to punish for contempt of court in Scotland / by T Welsh -- Sir Gerald Gordon : a bibliography / by Shona Wilson.

This volume is a festschrift in honour of Sir Gerald Gordon who has been one of the most influential figures in Scottish criminal law and procedure in the last century. The book includes essays on criminal law theory, substantive law and evidence, and procedure by practitioners and academics within and outside of Scotland.

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