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Since one of the primary aims of my research has been to determine whether the criminal law should be reformed, it is appropriate to look at the definition of murder, the legal limits of the offence and how it differs from manslaughter. This requires a detailed examination of the law relating to murder and an outline of the scope of manslaughter. It is also necessary to review some of the major criticisms that have been made of existing law and proposals for legal reform.
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H. L. A. Hart and A. M. Honore, Causation in the Law, ( Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1959 ).
Christopher Hollis. The Homicide Act (1964) London: Victor Gollancz, at p. 31.
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Mitchell, B. (1990). The Law: Present and Future. In: Murder and Penal Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20745-9_1
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