Tort law and criminal law are closely bound together but their relationship rarely receives sustained and rigorous scrutiny. This is the first significant proje

First English-language comparative volume to study where, how and why tort and crime interact. Covers common and civil law countries.

This book is the first in a series of essay collections on defences in private law. It addresses defences to liability arising in tort. The essays range from th

Crime, Shame and Reintegration is a contribution to general criminological theory. Its approach is as relevant to professional burglary as to episodic delinquen

The law of torts recognises many defences to liability. While some of these defences have been explored in detail, scant attention has been given to the theoret