A Review of the Authorities as to the Repression of Riot or Rebellion: With Special Reference (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

William Francis Finlason

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0265615526 ISBN 13: 9780265615522

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2019

Synopsis

Excerpt from A Review of the Authorities as to the Repression of Riot or Rebellion: With Special Reference

The Jamaica case has caused great attention to be given to the subject of martial law, which is only a part of the law relating to the repression of riot, insurrection, or rebellion - martial law relating to the most serious case, that of rebellion, for which, as Hawkins says, in his Pleas of the Crown, no remedies can be too sharp or severe. And the charge of Mr. Justice Blackburn treated the question of criminal liability, whether for neglect or excess, with reference to the declaration or execution of martial law, in cases of rebellion, as a portion of the general subject, and governed by the same general prin ciples. The occasion, therefore, appeared opportune for the publication of a Review of the Authorities on the subject, to accompany the publication of the charge of the learned judge.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0265615526
• ISBN 13: 9780265615522
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 234