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Principles of Federal Criminal Law is a comprehensive examination of the general principles of federal criminal law, as outlined in Chapter 2 of the Commonwealth Criminal Code. The book provides commentary on specific terms and phrases used in Chapter 2 as well as examples of how each principle may be applied.

At a time when the practical significance of the Code is ever-increasing and a growing number of offences are being brought under the Code, lawyers must increasingly draw upon the Code’s often-unfamiliar principles and language. Stephen Odgers offers an intelligent guide through this territory, making the principles accessible both to criminal lawyers dealing with a widening range of criminal offences, and to commercial lawyers who must now grapple with the shift towards criminal penalties for commercial crimes