{"title":"1. Introduction","authors":"D. Ormerod, Karl Laird","doi":"10.1093/he/9780198831945.003.0001","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This introductory chapter examines the functions of criminal law and discusses the sources of criminal law. These include common law and statutes, international law, and the Human Rights Act 1998. It also considers the principle of fair labelling in criminal law and the codification of criminal law.","PeriodicalId":436298,"journal":{"name":"Smith, Hogan, & Ormerod's Text, Cases, & Materials on Criminal Law","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2020-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Smith, Hogan, & Ormerod's Text, Cases, & Materials on Criminal Law","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1093/he/9780198831945.003.0001","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This introductory chapter examines the functions of criminal law and discusses the sources of criminal law. These include common law and statutes, international law, and the Human Rights Act 1998. It also considers the principle of fair labelling in criminal law and the codification of criminal law.