Rights in Criminal Law: Studies on a New Paradigm in Criminal Law and Procedure

This open access collection of 17 original essays is the first volume to provide an in—depth exploration of the potential of a rights—based approach to criminal law.

The book presents a comprehensive treatment of the role of rights in criminal law, ranging from a conceptual analysis and questions of justified criminalisation, to specific legal implications for substantive criminal law and criminal procedure.

The collection addresses the academic and practical questions that are related to in...