The Offences against the Person Act 1861

The Offences against the Person Act 1861
Author: The Parliament of Great Britain and Ireland
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2020-12-08
Genre: Law
ISBN:

This Act served to consolidate several pieces of legislation into one. 'Acts against the Person' is usually taken to mean an act of violence short of murder. At the time acts of violence also included sexual misconduct, but these have since been repealed and replaced with new Acts.

Violence

Violence
Author: Great Britain. Home Office
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 1998
Genre:
ISBN:

Abortion, Doctors and the Law

Abortion, Doctors and the Law
Author: John Keown
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2002-06-20
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780521894135

This book focusses on the evolution of the law and medical practice of abortion in England.

Offences Against the Person

Offences Against the Person
Author: Emanuel Rosen
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 282
Release: 1999-01-29
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1135318174

Within the criminal law, the area of offences against the person is an important and sometimes controversial subject. This book deals with both homicide, and non-fatal offences (including sex offences). The theoretical bases, and practical operation, of the main offences in all areas are discussed.

Reform of Offences Against the Person

Reform of Offences Against the Person
Author: Great Britain. Law Commission
Publisher: Stationery Office Books (TSO)
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2015-11-12
Genre: Criminal law
ISBN: 9780102989274

The principal statute dealing with offences of violence committed against others remains the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 (the 1861 Act). The considerations in this report focus primarily on those offences which deal with causing physical or psychiatric harm. However, because of their close connection with the 1861 Act offences, and in order to work towards coherent law reform in this area, offences such as assault and battery and the offence of assaulting a constable in the execution of his duty, were also considered.