Handbook of Comparative Criminal Law [Book review]

• Main Author: CHEN, Siyuan
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2011
• Subjects: Comparative and Foreign Law; Criminal Law
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/1037; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/2989/viewcontent/HandbookComparativeCriminalLaw_Bookreview_2011.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Imagine gathering the views of some of the leading criminal law academics from around the world – traversing 16 countries, 6 continents, and 5 different legal systems, to be precise – by way of essays designed to provide an introductory framework for almost all of the major criminal law systems in the world to be compared and contrasted. This 660-page book is supposed to be a compelling manifestation of that imagination, and indeed is touted as a first of its kind in terms of the depth and breadth in coverage.