NCJ Number
39217
Journal
Revue de science criminelle et de droit penal compare Issue: 3 Dated: (JULY-SEPTEMBER 1976) Pages: 611-628
Date Published
1976
Length
18 pages
Annotation
ARSON STATUTES IN SEVERAL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES ARE COMPARED AND CONTRASTED USING FRENCH LAW AS THE STANDARD.
Abstract
LEGISLATIVE DISTINCTIONS BASED ON THE CLASSIFICATION AND SERIOUSNESS OF THE OFFENSE, THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE ACT (TYPE OF PROPERTY, EXTENT OF DAMAGES, RESULTING INJURIES OR LOSS OF LIFE), THE OWNERSHIP OF THE AFFECTED PROPERTY, AND THE DEGREE OF INTENT ARE HIGHLIGHTED AND ANALYZED, THE DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT OF ATTEMPTED ARSON AND ARSON THREATS IS ALSO CONSIDERED. A MODEL INTER-EUROPEAN ARSON CODE, BASED ON PROVISIONS FROM SEVERAL EXISTING STATUTES IS THEN PROPOSED. --IN FRENCH...ELW