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The relevance of harm as the criterion for the punishment of impossible attempts. (2009)
Journal Article
CHRISTIE, S.A. 2009. The relevance of harm as the criterion for the punishment of impossible attempts. Journal of criminal law [online], 73(2), pages 153-164. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1350/jcla.2009.73.2.561

There has been much debate about the relevance of punishment in cases of impossible attempts. This article sets out the current position in Anglo-American jurisdictions and considers the rationale behind punishment in hypothetical impossible attempt... Read More about The relevance of harm as the criterion for the punishment of impossible attempts..

Crimes against the foetus: the rights and wrongs of protecting the unborn. (2006)
Journal Article
CHRISTIE, S. 2006. Crimes against the foetus: the rights and wrongs of protecting the unborn. Medico-legal journal of Ireland [online], 12(2), pages 65-76. Available from: http://www.westlaw.co.uk

The legal position of the foetus raises difficult questions about the status which we accord the developing human being within society. Most conceptions of criminal liability are predicated on the person; usually, there is a victim and an aggressor,... Read More about Crimes against the foetus: the rights and wrongs of protecting the unborn..

Inchoate crimes: incitement, conspiracy and attempts in Scottish criminal law. (2001)
Book
CHRISTIE, S. 2001. Inchoate crimes: incitement, conspiracy and attempts in Scottish criminal law. Edinburgh: W. Green.

The question of whether it is suitable to inflict punishment, and if so, to what degree, arises in all areas of legal inquiry, and beyond them, most notably in religion, philosophy and social science. Punishment is generally defined as a painful or u... Read More about Inchoate crimes: incitement, conspiracy and attempts in Scottish criminal law..

Provocation: pushing the reasonable man too far? (2000)
Journal Article
CHRISTIE, S. 2000. Provocation: pushing the reasonable man too far? Journal of criminal law [online], 64(4), pages 409-415. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/002201830006400410

Almost every aspect of the partial defence of provocation has caused considerable debate over the years. Areas of difficulty range from the question of when the issue should be left to the jury, to the relevance of the defence to battered women who k... Read More about Provocation: pushing the reasonable man too far?.

Provocation and non-violent homosexual advances. (1999)
Journal Article
OLIVER, S. 1999. Provocation and non-violent homosexual advances. Journal of criminal law, 63(6), pages 586-592.

Some controversial areas of provocation have been developed to a significant extent in foreign jurisdictions before migrating to England and Scotland. The most obvious example is that of the battered women defence which modifies a crucial aspect of t... Read More about Provocation and non-violent homosexual advances..