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How satisfactory is the current law of murder?
- Essay length: 1597 words
- Submitted: 17/01/2010
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Marked by teacher:
Nick Price
Teacher essay summary
Some good points made, especially on the proposed reforms. Some of the points about the the present law could be more accurately described.
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Marked by teacher Nick Price 18/03/2012
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How satisfactory is the current law of murder?
During this essay the law of murder will need to be analysed and assessed in order to answer the question of it's current state. Whilst analysing the law of murder the Actus Reus and the Mens Rea along with any other problems will need to be dealt with. However we need to realise what the law of murder is and how it came into affect. Murder is a special law as it is a common law offence or rather a judge made law. What this means is that the law has been made over the years when cases arise. Due to this the law has been improvised and changed through the years due to the circumstances. Most pieces of legislation are acts of parliament that are produced by the parliament (House of Lords, House of Commons and the Queen), however judges have made this piece of legislation.
The law of murder first can be claimed to be unsatisfactory or misleading due to the very fact that it is judge made law. This causes problems, as there are no guidelines to stick to, this led to many different outcomes occurring
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MbT essay summary
Some good points made, especially on the proposed reforms. Some of the points about the the present law could be more accurately described.
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