A General View of the Criminal Law of England
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A General View of the Criminal Law of England is a 19th-century legal treatise that systematically explains and analyzes the principles and structure of English criminal law.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A General View of the Criminal Law of England canonical | 1 |
| History of the Criminal Law of England | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A General View of the Criminal Law of England Context triple: [James Fitzjames Stephen, notableWork, A General View of the Criminal Law of England]
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A.
The Spirit of the Common Law
The Spirit of the Common Law is a seminal legal treatise that explores the historical development, underlying philosophy, and social function of the Anglo-American common law tradition.
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B.
Elements of Crimes
Elements of Crimes is an annex to the Rome Statute that precisely defines the legal elements required to establish each crime under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
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C.
Commentaries on the Laws of England
Commentaries on the Laws of England is an influential 18th-century legal treatise by William Blackstone that systematically organized and explained English common law, shaping legal education and jurisprudence in Britain and the United States.
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D.
Institutes of the Lawes of England
Institutes of the Lawes of England is a foundational early 17th-century English legal treatise by Sir Edward Coke that systematically expounds and interprets the common law.
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E.
The Common Law
The Common Law is a foundational 1881 legal treatise by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. that profoundly shaped American legal realism and modern understandings of judge-made law.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A General View of the Criminal Law of England Target entity description: A General View of the Criminal Law of England is a 19th-century legal treatise that systematically explains and analyzes the principles and structure of English criminal law.
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A.
The Spirit of the Common Law
The Spirit of the Common Law is a seminal legal treatise that explores the historical development, underlying philosophy, and social function of the Anglo-American common law tradition.
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B.
Elements of Crimes
Elements of Crimes is an annex to the Rome Statute that precisely defines the legal elements required to establish each crime under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
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C.
Commentaries on the Laws of England
Commentaries on the Laws of England is an influential 18th-century legal treatise by William Blackstone that systematically organized and explained English common law, shaping legal education and jurisprudence in Britain and the United States.
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D.
Institutes of the Lawes of England
Institutes of the Lawes of England is a foundational early 17th-century English legal treatise by Sir Edward Coke that systematically expounds and interprets the common law.
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E.
The Common Law
The Common Law is a foundational 1881 legal treatise by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. that profoundly shaped American legal realism and modern understandings of judge-made law.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal treatise
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| aim |
to explain principles of criminal liability
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to provide a general overview of criminal law ⓘ to systematize English criminal law ⓘ |
| countryOfSubject | England ⓘ |
| coversConcept |
actus reus
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classification of offences ⓘ criminal responsibility ⓘ mens rea ⓘ punishment and sentencing principles ⓘ |
| describes |
principles of English criminal law
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structure of English criminal law ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | criminal law ⓘ |
| focusesOnJurisdiction | courts of England ⓘ |
| genre | legal literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
discussion of criminal procedure and trial
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discussion of criminal responsibility ⓘ discussion of evidentiary rules in criminal cases ⓘ discussion of punishments and sentencing ⓘ systematic analysis of criminal offences ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Victorian-era legal scholarship ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | important source for understanding 19th-century English criminal law ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
judges
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law students ⓘ lawyers ⓘ legal scholars ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystemDescribed | common law ⓘ |
| mainSubject | English criminal law ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 19th-century English law ⓘ |
| topic |
criminal procedure
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defences in criminal law ⓘ general principles of liability ⓘ offences against property ⓘ offences against the person ⓘ punishment in criminal law ⓘ substantive criminal law ⓘ |
| typeOfAnalysis |
doctrinal analysis
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systematic analysis ⓘ |
| usedAs | reference work in legal study ⓘ |
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