Federal Criminal Law

By William J. Stuntz

This book is the first to frame federal criminal law as a distinctive worldcreated and shaped by the interplay between the three branches of the federalgovernment. It provides an overview of basic doctrine while inviting studentsto explore the many difficult and unsettled questions that continue to perplexjudges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and policymakers. Particularly sincestudents' basic Criminal Law courses draw on penal laws from any number ofjurisdictions, this book will be their first exposure to an actual criminallaw system, in which each law-shaping institution can react to the moves ofthe others.Features:Provides a comprehensive overview of the many federal criminal offensesprosecutors use to charge political corruption and explores difficultquestions associated with criminalizing aspects of the political process.Frames apparently diverse offenses like money laundering, RICO, and materialsupport to terrorism as the complicity-broadening devices that make themintellectually interesting and practically potent.Uses "Notes and Questions" to situate major cases in their proper politicaland historical contexts, tie together topics from different parts of the bookthat touch on similar themes, and explore lingering doctrinal ambiguities.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1454819898
• ISBN13: 9781454819899
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Aspen Publishers
• Length: 836 Pages