Subjects:

Criminal Law

Contents:

1 Introduction

2 Actus Reus

3 Mens Rea and Fault

4 Non-fatal Offences Against the Person

5 Sexual Offences

6 Homicide

7 General Defences I: Age and Insanity

8 General Defences II: Automatism, Intoxication, Mistake and Self-Defence

9 General Defences III: Duress, Necessity and Marital Coercion

10 Offences Against Property I: Theft

11 Offences Against Property II: Fraud

12 Offences Against Property III

13 Strict Liability

14 Secondary Participation in Crime

15 Vicarious and Corporate Liability

16 Inchoate or Preliminary Offences

Criminal Law Textbook introduces undergraduates to the principles of criminal law through a fresh and engaging approach. With a strong focus on interactive learning, the book actively encourages the reader through the use of introductions, summaries, questions and assessment exercises to highlight and reinforce key problem areas. With a user-friendly page design, structure and style of writing, the book thoroughly covers all the main topics of criminal law courses in an accessible way.

The second edition includes a new dedicated chapter on sexual offences and includes coverage of the Fraud Act 2006 , replacing the deception offences in the Theft Acts 1968 and 1978 with a completely new regime of offences.

• Includes a new dedicated chapter on sexual offences
• With the Fraud Bill DS expected to become law later this year, the deception offences in the Theft Acts 1968 and 1978 will be replaced with a completely new regime of offences. Chapter on Fraud has been entirely re-written.
• Provocation: DS new Privy Council case (Attorney General for Jersey v Holley) reverses Smith(Morgan) and radically alters the <'objective>' condition in the defence.
• Duress: DS new House of Lords case, Hasan, heralds a more restrictive approach to the availability of duress.
• Non-fatal offences against the person and consent: DS Important CA case, Barnes, on the role of consent on the sports field (foul tackle in amateur football match).
• Further reading sections and questions have been added.