Description
This book responds to the demand to put criminal law in comparative perspective by exploring transnational comparisons and connections to other first-year courses, especially torts and contracts. The second edition adds transnational materials to enliven and enrich discussion. It continues to reflect a commitment to capturing contemporary American criminal law by incorporating new cases and materials, including but not limited to the U.S. Supreme Court's recent cases on the insanity defense (Clark v. Arizona), duress (Dixon v. United States), the second amendment (District of Columbia v. Heller), and the death penalty for child rape (Kennedy v. Louisiana).