Comparative Criminal Law: A Critical Analysis

Comparative Criminal Law is a growing subject and it is gaining recognition as a discipline both in research and teaching slowly but surely. What can vigorously be understood as “Comparative Criminal Law” is a comparative study of different contours of theoretical paradigms and the laws and legal systems prevailing in different countries and through such study, further issues and questions are raised and which in turn shape the development of the Criminal Justice Delivery system. Hence the study of Comparative Criminal Law has been given a high priority by the legislators, legal luminaries and academicians alike. There is no dearth of literature on the subject but till then there is an urgent need for a comprehensive work which unfolds in an easily comprehensible manner, locate and point out the important aspects of laws of other countries to intrigue the mind of curious reader.

This book is mainly intended as a guide to the study of criminology and indicates the broad outlines of the legal system of adversarial as well as inquisitorial model. It offers an insightful perspective into why we should study crime and criminal justice in a comparative and international context because exposure to sunlight is itself a healing process and constructive debate has a corrective impact. It also addresses pressing issues of criminal justice that will help the law-makers as well as scholars of contemporary society to enrich their own system by making a comparative study. Lucidity and brevity of presentation are salient features of this book.

The book will be helpful to professors and students of both under-graduate and post-graduate of law and also those who at the beginning find it difficult to appreciate the meaning and inter-relation of variety of concepts relating to criminal justice system discussed in the subjects written by jurists and scholars of global fame and realizing the fundamental concepts of other legal systems as much applicable to the legal system of India.

This book is intended to prove as a handy and compact volume on the subject of criminology.

Key Features:

• Theories of punishment
• Rehabilitation of victims
• Socialist system of law
• Schools of criminology
• Role of different functionaries
• Jury system in criminal trial
• Problems in Indian judiciary
• Plea bargaining
• Right of arrestees
• Compensation to rape victim

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Table of Cases
• Chapter
• Introduction
• Schools of Criminology
• Criminal Legal Systems
• Investigation
• Role of Different Functionaries
• Arrest and Rights of the Arrestee
• Bail
• Jury System in Criminal Trial
• Theories of Punishment
• Probation
• Plea Bargaining
• Parole
• Types of Criminal Liability and Punishment
• Sentencing in Criminal Law—A Comparative Analysis
• Criminal Trial
• Punishment of Offences in Different Countries
• Compensation to and Rehabilitation of Victims
• Problems in the Indian Judiciary
• Index