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The External Elements

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Criminal Law

Part of the book series: Macmillan Professional Masters ((MLM))

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We must examine some of the characteristics of the basic building blocks that go to make up the hundreds of different criminal offences. These underlying principles reveal a coherence in the criminal law, which makes it easier to analyse and understand particular offences.

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© 1989 Marise Cremona

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Cremona, M. (1989). The External Elements. In: Criminal Law. Macmillan Professional Masters. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-19928-0_2

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