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Homicide and the Politics of Law Reform (Hardcover)
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Homicide and the Politics of Law Reform (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice
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What makes murder, murder? How should we understand the difference
between intentional and reckless killing? Should offenders be
punished differently according to the perceived severity of their
crime and when should they be excused? These questions are the
topic of intense debate within legal circles and beyond in the UK,
the US, and the rest of world. Jeremy Horder's role as the Law
Commissioner for England and Wales on criminal law has given him
unique insight into these questions and the debates surrounding
them. Here he analyses the recent political and legal reform
movements, offering a political history of homicide law reform from
the 19th century to the modern era. Using homicide as a starting
point, Horder raises deeper questions of who is and should be
responsible for making and changing the law. What role should there
be for expert bodies, judges, and politicians? What role should
there be for the general public? These questions invoke strong
emotional responses. Horder argues that comprehensive research
into, and a degree of difference to, public opinion on the scope of
homicide is essential to the reform process. It is essential
principally as a means of conferring true legitimacy on homicide
reform in a democracy. Elite or expert opinion alone will never
authentically secure such legitimacy. Offering an insider's view
into the processes of achieving law reform, Horder expresses
criticism of a system that excludes the vast majority of people
from consultation on reform of the laws that govern them.
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