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- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Copyright
- © 1982 The American Association for the Comparative Study of Law, Inc.
- ISSN
- 0002-919X
- eISSN
- 2326-9197
- DOI
- 10.1093/ajcl/30.suppl1.515
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Abstract
AGENDA V.A.1 Stephen Gorove* 1. TERMINOLOGY The original French title of the subject matter of this report reads "Les delits de mise en danger," which has been translated into English as "offenses causing danger" or "endangerment as a criminal offense." The first translation by the general rapporteur may be interprete d to b e more extensive in scope inasmuch as "of fenses causing danger" would appear to includ e not only "endanger ment" as a relatively novel crime sui generis but possibl y also many completed and attempte d crimes which have created or creat e some danger. If one looks at our subject matter broadly and raise s the ques tion of wha t type of criminal activity causes danger to persons , prop erty, legal rights or interests, it would appear that the field to be covered is extremely large. This report will indicate some of the very wide categories of crimes to which "offenses causing danger" may extend if liberally interpreted and will elaborate on th e fairly new statutor y offense of "endangerment" or, mor e precisely, "reckless endangerment." 2. COMPLETED CRIMES Most, if not all, criminal activity at some point prior to th e
Journal
American Journal of Comparative Law – Oxford University Press
Published: Dec 1, 1982