Subjects:

Criminal Law

Contents:

Preface

Table of cases

Table of statutes

Part 1 Preliminary matters

1. Introduction to criminal law

Part 2 General principles

2. Actus Reus

3. Mens Rea

4. Strict liability

5. Principal parties and secondary offenders

6. Vicarious and corporate liability

7. Infancy, duress, coercion, necessity, duress of circumstances

8. Mistake, intoxication, self-defence

9. Defences of mental disorder

10. Inchoate offences

Part 3 Particular offences

11. Murder

12. Manslaughter

13. Non-fatal offences

14. Rape and offences akin to rape

15. Theft and robbery

16. Obtaining by deception, making off without payment

17. Blackmail, burglary, going equipped, handling

18. Criminal damage

Glossary

Index

Criminal Lawis a trusted, clear and engaging explanation of the main principles and offences of criminal law. This book lights a clear path through an area that has experienced much change, explaining the law as it stands but also considering proposals for reform so that the reader gains an understanding of the development of the law. The book also considers Commonwealth and US law at appropriate places.