Breach of the Peace

by Pamela Ferguson

Critiques the common-law crime of breach of the peace in Scots law

Despite the number of prosecutions, and the appeal court's attempts to narrow its ambit in recent years, breach of the peace remains ill-defined in Scotland. Describing its development from the mid-19th century to the present day, Pamela Ferguson criticises the breach of the peace on several fronts.

Ferguson also considers related statutory offences,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845861493
• ISBN13: 9781845861490
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 350 Pages