Conspiracy (England and Wales)

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As conspiracy (Engl., Conspiracy ') is referred to in Criminal Law of England and Wales , the "agreement between two or more persons to commit an unlawful act or perform a legal act by unlawful means." The offense, a so-called. Inchoate offense was historically from common law found an extensive and fuzzy application. s. 5 (1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977 abolished the offense of common law from largely. However, it still exists from statute law . The advantage of the institute of conspiracy compared to the mere punishment for participating in the experiment lies in the fact that it makes it easier to provide evidence for the prosecution.

literature

  • Nicola Padfield: Criminal law . 7th edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford 2010, ISBN 978-0-19-958204-4 , 6. Accomplices — Principals and accessories.
  • Adolf Schönke : Some remarks on conspiracy in English and American criminal law . In: German legal journal . tape 2 , issue 10, October 1947, p. 331-334 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Adolf Schönke : Some remarks about conspiracy in English and American criminal law . In: German legal journal . tape 2 , issue 10, October 1947, p. 331-334 .