Criminal Law Denmark

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this book provides a practical analysis of criminal law in Denmark. An introduction presents the necessary background information about the framework and sources of the criminal justice system, and then proceeds to a detailed examination of the grounds for criminal liability, the justification of criminal offences, the defences that diminish or excuse criminal liability, the classification of criminal offences, and the sanctions system.
IndholdsoversigtThe AuthorsList of AbbreviationsGeneral Introduction
PART I: SUBSTANTIVE CRIMINAL LAWChapter 1. General PrinciplesChapter 2. Scope of Application of Criminal StatutesChapter 3. General Principles of Criminal LiabilityChapter 4. Justification, Excuse and Other Grounds of ImpunityChapter 5. Inchoate Offences, Parties to Criminal OffencesChapter 6. Classification and Survey of Criminal OffencesChapter 7. The Sanctioning System 
PART II: CRIMINAL PROCEDUREChapter 1. Principles, Institutions and StagesChapter 2. InvestigationChapter 3. Pre-trial Proceedings and Shortened TrialsChapter 4. The Trial Stage
PART III: EXECUTIONS OF SANCTION Chapter 1. Sources of Penitentiary Law and Nature of RegulationsChapter 2. General Principles Concerning the Execution of Sentences and OrdersChapter 3. The Prison and Probation SystemChapter 4. Probation ServiceSelected BibliographyIndex