{"product_id":"the-handbook-of-comparative-criminal-kevin-jon-heller-9780804757584","title":"The Handbook of Comparative Criminal Law","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis handbook explores criminal law systems from around the world, with the express aim of stimulating comparison and discussion. General principles of criminal liability receive prominent coverage in each essay--including discussions of rationales for punishment, the role and design of criminal codes, the general structure of criminal liability, accounts of \u003ci\u003emens rea\u003c\/i\u003e, and the rights that criminal law is designed to protect--before the authors turn to more specific offenses like homicide, theft, sexual offenses, victimless crimes, and terrorism. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis key reference covers all of the world's major legal systems--common, civil, Asian, and Islamic law traditions--with essays on sixteen countries on six different continents. The introduction places each country within traditional distinctions among legal systems and explores noteworthy similarities and differences among the countries covered, providing an ideal entry into the fascinating range of criminal law systems in use the world over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin Jon Heller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804757585\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804757584\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford Law Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2011","brand":"Kevin Jon Heller","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120258543871,"sku":"9780804757584","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a3783d3e-5027-40af-b2a8-c9dada021e05.jpg?v=1687413346","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-handbook-of-comparative-criminal-kevin-jon-heller-9780804757584","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}