American common law and the principle nullum crimen sine lege formatIsbn:Hardcover 9783111178073 Discussion of Thomas Pavel's paper O.P Discussion of Thomas Pavel's paper "Fictional Worlds and the Economy of the Imaginary" Fictional and Ontological Landscapes 18 Applications of Abstraction in Argumentation Ditmarsch Frontmatter ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTORY REMARKS Chapter 1: THE GIST AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMON LAW IN THE UNITED STATES Chapter 2: THE COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY LAW Chapter 3: CREATING NEW OFFENSES IN THE ENGLISH COMMON LAW Chapter 4: TYPES OF COMMON LAW OFFENSES AND STATUTORY CRIMINAL LAW Chapter 5: CONSPIRACY DOCTRINE AS A FORM OF VIOLATION OF THE PRINCIPLE OF LEGALITY IN THE CRIMINAL LAW Chapter 6: THE COMMON LAW MISDEMEANOR DOCTRINE AND CONTEMPT OF COURT Chapter 7: ATTEMPTS TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF VIOLATION OF THE PRINCIPLE NULLUM CRIMEN SINE LEGE CLOSING REMARKS BIBLIOGRAPHY: MOST IMPORTANT SOURCES