American common law and the principle nullum crimen sine lege formatIsbn:Hardcover 9783111178073 Alexander P van Oystaeyen Alexander P 18 Applications of Abstraction in Argumentation Ditmarsch Frontmatter ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTORY REMARKS Chapter 1: THE GIST AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMON LAW IN THE UNITED STATES Chapter 2: THE COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY LAW Chapter 3: CREATING NEW OFFENSES IN THE ENGLISH COMMON LAW Chapter 4: TYPES OF COMMON LAW OFFENSES AND STATUTORY CRIMINAL LAW Chapter 5: CONSPIRACY DOCTRINE AS A FORM OF VIOLATION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF LEGALITY IN THE CRIMINAL LAW Chapter 6: THE COMMON LAW MISDEMEANOR DOCTRINE AND CONTEMPT OF COURT Chapter 7: ATTEMPTS TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF VIOLATION OF THE PRINCIPLE NULLUM CRIMEN SINE LEGE CLOSING REMARKS BIBLIOGRAPHY: MOST IMPORTANT SOURCES