Starting from the 17th century when Sir Edward Coke wrote his "Institutes of the lawes of England" this is a comprehensive history of the laws and codes of society as regards murder.
Working on down through the centuries the text relates further codicils and modifications in relation to the slight nuances and differentiation of the legal terms such as diminished responsibly, homicide, murder, manslaughter, infanticide and many other sub classifications.
Narrating such diverse cases including crimes of cannibalism, medical negligence, serial killers, psychopaths, corporate murder / death this is a huge tome full of legal loopholes, precedents and law modifications.
A whole panoply of famous names are mentioned for the true crime enthusiast, Dennis Nilsen, Ruth Ellis, Peter Sutcliffe and many more.
This is a truly fascinating look at the history or as stated "biography" of murder through the ages and how we as a society have chosen to punish its perpetrators.
Working on down through the centuries the text relates further codicils and modifications in relation to the slight nuances and differentiation of the legal terms such as diminished responsibly, homicide, murder, manslaughter, infanticide and many other sub classifications.
Narrating such diverse cases including crimes of cannibalism, medical negligence, serial killers, psychopaths, corporate murder / death this is a huge tome full of legal loopholes, precedents and law modifications.
A whole panoply of famous names are mentioned for the true crime enthusiast, Dennis Nilsen, Ruth Ellis, Peter Sutcliffe and many more.
This is a truly fascinating look at the history or as stated "biography" of murder through the ages and how we as a society have chosen to punish its perpetrators.