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François Lareau
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Last amendment: 1 March 2010
Stephen, the British
House of Commons and
the English Draft Code -- the British Heritage, 1877-1887 /
Stephen, la Chambre des communes anglaise et
l'English Draft Code: l'héritage anglais, 1877-1887
To go further / pour aller plus loin :
In addition to the works cited in the notes and bibliography of my
"Notes on the
English Draft Code (1878-1883)"
,
see:
"ART. VIII. -- Bill for the Codification of the Law on Indictable
Offences. Sessions 1878 and 1879", (July-October1879) 150 The Edinburgh Review of Critical Journal
524-556; available at http://books.google.com/books?id=ne4EAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA528&dq=stephen+code+date:1877-1885&lr=&as_brr=0&ei=zwvvSPygMIO6yAT4-aziAw#PPA524,M1
(accessed on 10 October 2008);
GLAZEBROOK, P.R., "Criminal Law Reform: England", in Joshua
Dressler,
editor in chief, Encyclopedia of crime & justice, 2nd
ed., New York : Macmillan Reference USA, c2002, 4 v. (xxxvi, 1780
p.), vol. 1 at pp. 400-411, ISBN : 002865319X (for set of 4
volumes)
and 0028653203 (v. 1 );
___________"Criminal Law Reform: 2. England" in Sanford H. Kadish,
ed.,
Encyclopedia
of Crime and Justice, volume 2 of 4, New York: The Free Press,
1983,
at pp.490-501, ISBN: 002918110 for the set of 4 volumes;
text available at http://law.jrank.org/pages/864/Criminal-Law-Reform-England-unreformed-law.html
(accessed on 1 March 2010);
HOSTETTLER, John, The Politics of
Criminal Law Reform in the Nineteenth Century, Chichester: Barry
Rose Law Publishers, c1992, xxv, 234 p., ISBN: 1872328903; copy at
Carleton University, KD 7850.H68;
The Law Times: The Journal and Record
of the Law and the Lawyers:
vol. 65, from May to October 1878; comments on Bill 178:
- "A Criminal Code", 1 June 1878, p. 80;
- "The New Criminal Code. No. I", June 15, 1878, p. 116;
- "The New Criminal Code. No. II", June 22, 1878, p. 136;
- "The New Criminal Code. No. III", June 29, 1878, p. 155;
- "The New Criminal Code. No. IV", June 13, 1878, pp.
189-190;
vol. 67, from May to October 1879:
- House of Commons, Monday, June 30, The Criminal Code", July 5, 1879,
p. 173;
- "The Lord Chief Justice on the Criminal Code Bill", July 12, 1879,
pp. 188-189;
The Supreme Court of Canada Library has gathered some documents:
- Report of the Royal Commission
on the Criminal Code (Eng.) 1880 and Imperial Criminal Code and
criminal bills, 3 volumes, call number KF 9220 G71, v. 1,
v. 2 and v. 3; microfilm copy; poor quality; and
- Criminal Code Bills of 1880, call number KF 9220 G73 c.;
To read about the English efforts
towards a Criminal code,
see "Codification and Law Reform", at http://www.lareau-law.ca/codification-England&Wales.html
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