Cases and Materials on Criminal Law, 5th (American Casebook)
This popular casebook, through the selection of classic and modern cases, provides an excellent tool for teaching students the common law foundations of the criminal law and modern statutory reform, including the Model Penal Code. Along the way, the casebook considers modern controversies (e.g., shaming punishment, rape law, self-defense by battered women, euthanasia, the role of culture in determining culpability), and creatively uses literature (e.g., examining insanity through Edgar Allen Poe's The-Tell Tale Heart) and even brain teasers to confront (as the Preface states) ;the Big Questions . . . that philosophers, theologians, scientists, and poets, as well as lawyers, have grappled with for centuries.
Joshua Dressler is the Frank R. Strong Chair in Law at Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law is a public law school and charter member of the Association of American Law Schools. According to the 2010 U.S. News & World Report rankings, the Moritz College of Law is 35th in the nation overall and is in the top ten among public law schools. The specialty program in dispute resolution is ranked 5th in the nation. Founded in 1891 and elevated to college status in 1896, the College of Law has produced approximately 9,000 graduates
- Hardcover: 1099 pages
- Publisher: West; 5 edition (October 28, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0314206450
- ISBN-13: 978-0314206459
- Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.7 x 1.8 inches
