Pour une nouvelle codification du droit pénal

Pour une nouvelle codification du droit pénal
Author: Law Reform Commission of Canada
Publisher: Commission de réforme du droit du Canada
Total Pages: 488
Release: 1987
Genre: Law
ISBN:

This is a revised and enlarged edition of report 30 proposing a new Code of Substantive Criminal Law for Canada. The proposed Criminal Code expresses the essential principles of criminal law and rules of general application. It defines most of the crimes of concern to a modern industrialized society. At the same time, it drops archaic provisions but addresses modern day social problems like pollution and terrorism. Title I is the general part containing rules of general application; Title II contains most of the crimes against the person; Title III enumerates most of the crimes against property; Title IV lists crimes against the natural order; Title V deals with crimes against the social order; and Title VI encompasses crimes against the governmental order.

Principles of Copyright Law - Cases and Materials

Principles of Copyright Law - Cases and Materials
Author:
Publisher: WIPO
Total Pages: 510
Release: 2002
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9280510134

This publication aims to provide a valuable and practical tool for those countries where court decisions in the copyright domain are scarce or non-existent - either because copyright law is a fairly new phenomenon or because legislation has not been extensively applied. To that effect,this publication examines a carefully selected number of court decisions illustrating general principles of copyright law, drawn from common law, civil law and the legislative systems of Arab countries. As the basic principles illustrated here are to a large extent commonly shared, many of the cases presented have a wider relevance, going beyond the confines of the legal system of which they form a part. L'objet du présent recueil est d'offrir un outil précieux et commode aux pays dont la jurisprudence en matière de droit d'auteur est restreinte ou inexistante, soit parce que le droit d'auteur est une réalité relativement nouvelle pour eux, soit parce que la législation en vigueur dans ce domaine n'a pas été largement appliquée. À cette fin, le présent ouvrage expose un certain nombre de décisions de justice, soigneusement sélectionnées, qui illustrent les principes généraux du droit d'auteur et qui émanent de la common law, du droit civil et des systèmes législatifs des pays arabes. Compte tenu de la valeur quasi universelle de ces principes fondamentaux, la pertinence des cas présentés va bien souvent au-delà des limites du système juridique dont ils relèvent.

Criminal Liability of Corporations = LA Criminalisation Du Comportement Collectif

Criminal Liability of Corporations = LA Criminalisation Du Comportement Collectif
Author: Hans De Doelder
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Total Pages: 428
Release: 1996
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9789041101655

This volume contains fourteen national reports and the general report on the subject of "Criminal Liability of Corporations," written for the XIVth Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law which was held in 1994 in Athens, Greece. The issue of criminal liability of corporations is being discussed worldwide, as is apparent in the many changes which are taking place in both criminal law and administrative law in several countries. The national reports give an overview of the various trends in criminal policy when addressing the topic of liability of corporations and the general report sets out a common thread in this field.

Principles of French Law

Principles of French Law
Author: John Bell
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 616
Release: 2008-03-27
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0191018899

Principles of French Law offers a comprehensive introduction to French law and the French legal system in terms which a common lawyer can understand. The authors give an explanation of the institutions, rules and techniques that characterize the major branches of French law. The chapters provide the reader with a clear sense of the questions that French lawyers see as important and how they would answer them. In the ten years since the publication of the first edition, French law has changed in significant ways. European Union law and the European Convention on Human Rights have had a significant impact, especially on procedural law and family law. There has been a new Commercial Code, major legislation on divorce, succession and criminal law, as well as significant developments in the Constitution. In addition, there have been considerable developments in the case-law and a much discussed proposal for reform of major areas of the law of obligations. The chapters present not only the rules of law, but, where appropriate, the principles and values underlying the system. Considerable use is made of juristic literature and of examples from French case law. The book is designed for students studying French law at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, and as preliminary reading for students about to study in France. It will also serve as an initial point of reference for scholars embarking on a study of French law.

The Western Codification of Criminal Law

The Western Codification of Criminal Law
Author: Aniceto Masferrer
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 427
Release: 2018-03-09
Genre: Law
ISBN: 3319719122

This volume addresses an important historiographical gap by assessing the respective contributions of tradition and foreign influences to the 19th century codification of criminal law. More specifically, it focuses on the extent of French influence – among others – in European and American civil law jurisdictions. In this regard, the book seeks to dispel a number of myths concerning the French model’s actual influence on European and Latin American criminal codes. The impact of the Napoleonic criminal code on other jurisdictions was real, but the scope and extent of its influence were significantly less than has sometimes been claimed. The overemphasis on French influence on other civil law jurisdictions is partly due to a fundamental assumption that modern criminal codes constituted a break with the past. The question as to whether they truly broke with the past or were merely a degree of reform touches on a difficult issue, namely, the dichotomy between tradition and foreign influences in the codification of criminal law. Scholarship has unfairly ignored this important subject, an oversight that this book remedies.

Author:
Publisher: Editions Bréal
Total Pages: 259
Release:
Genre:
ISBN: 2749525802

Des droits de l'homme au droit international pénal

Des droits de l'homme au droit international pénal
Author: Emmanuel Decaux
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Total Pages: 785
Release: 2007
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004160558

Various analysis mainly in international criminal law and human rights to honour late Judge Laity Kama, first President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Des contributions essentiellement en droit international penal et droit de l'homme pour honorer la memoire de feu le juge Laity Kama, premier president du Tribunal penal international pour le Rwanda.

Ethics and Accountability in a Context of Governance and New Public Management

Ethics and Accountability in a Context of Governance and New Public Management
Author: Annie Hondeghem
Publisher: IOS Press
Total Pages: 318
Release: 1998
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789051994193

Ethics and accountability have become important themes for modern government, as in most of the countries there is a severe crisis of legitimacy. Increasingly there is a feeling that performance management alone will not solve this crisis. Citizens also expect from politicians and public servants ethical responsible conduct. As to the ethics, however, there is a problem. Governance and new public management have raised new problems which cannot be solved by referring to the traditional bureaucratic ethics. Devolution and decentralisation processes have enhanced the responsibility of public servants. The increase of transparency and openness and the service orientation of public organisations have challenged the traditional values of discretion and equality before the rule. The growing interaction between the public and the private sector have raised the question of integrity. In light of these developments, it is important to update the ethical system, or reversibly, the traditional values of the public service can question some actual evolutions in government.