Abolition Of The Distinction Between Felonies And Misdemeanours
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A focused work of legal scholarship, this treatise presents a rigorous argument for the elimination of the long-standing common law distinction between felonies and misdemeanours, a classification system whose historical roots had long outlived their practical and philosophical justification. Written with the precision and authority of a legal reformer, Abolition Of The Distinction Between Felonies And Misdemeanours details the procedural inconsistencies, inequities, and inefficiencies that arose from maintaining two separate tiers of criminal offence, arguing that a unified framework would better serve the principles of justice and rational legal administration. The work instructs readers in the historical development of the felony-misdemeanour divide, tracing its origins in feudal English law and illustrating how its persistence into the modern era created anomalies in criminal procedure, sentencing, and civil liability. Scholarly in tone yet purposeful in its advocacy, the text makes a compelling case that codified criminal law demands coherence, and that the abolition of this archaic distinction is not merely a technical reform but a moral imperative for a modern legal system.
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Format: Hardback
Published: 1973, Chief Justice's Law Reform Committee, Victoria
Genre: Politics & law
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
A focused work of legal scholarship, this treatise presents a rigorous argument for the elimination of the long-standing common law distinction between felonies and misdemeanours, a classification system whose historical roots had long outlived their practical and philosophical justification. Written with the precision and authority of a legal reformer, Abolition Of The Distinction Between Felonies And Misdemeanours details the procedural inconsistencies, inequities, and inefficiencies that arose from maintaining two separate tiers of criminal offence, arguing that a unified framework would better serve the principles of justice and rational legal administration. The work instructs readers in the historical development of the felony-misdemeanour divide, tracing its origins in feudal English law and illustrating how its persistence into the modern era created anomalies in criminal procedure, sentencing, and civil liability. Scholarly in tone yet purposeful in its advocacy, the text makes a compelling case that codified criminal law demands coherence, and that the abolition of this archaic distinction is not merely a technical reform but a moral imperative for a modern legal system.