Criminal liability for non-aggressive death (Ashgate, 2008)
Most of the papers were presented at a conference on criminal liability for non-aggressive death, Leicester, England, April 2007
Includes bibliographical references and index
Homicide reform and the changing character of legal thought / Jeremy Horder -- The limits of manslaughter / Victor Tadros -- Whose luck is it anyway? / R.A. Duff -- Corporate manslaughter : need for a special offence? / C.M.V. Clarkson -- Vehicular homocide : need for a special offence? / Sally Cunningham -- Mum's not the word : an analysis of Section 5, Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 / Jonathan Herring -- Medical killing : need for a specific offence? / Oliver Quick -- Dealing with drug induced homicide / William Wilson -- Manslaughter versus special homicide offences : an Australian perspective / Stanley Yeo -- 'Manslaughter' : generic or nominate offences? / Andrew Ashworth
Manslaughter is an extremely broad offence and it has a difficult task in ensuring that all those who warrant punishment for 'non-aggressive' deaths are convicted. Simultaneously, it should not be too broad in covering those who do not warrant punishment for such deaths. This collection examines criminal liability for non-aggressive death and puts forward possible alternatives to the current 'catch-all' offence of manslaughter