Criminal Law Directions (7th edn)
Published in Print: 15 February 2022 Published Online:September 2022
ISBN: 9780192855374
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Abstract
Without assuming prior legal knowledge, books in the Directions series introduce and guide readers through key points of law and legal debate. Questions, diagrams, and exercises help readers to engage fully with each subject and check their understanding as they progress. Criminal Law Directions is written with an emphasis on explaining the key topics of Criminal Law courses with clarity. The book starts by offering an introduction to criminal law. It also looks at the issues of actus reus and mens rea. It goes on to consider topics such as strict liability; murder and voluntary manslaughter; involuntary manslaughter; non-fatal offences against the person; and sexual offences. It moves on to look at theft and other offences against property, including robbery, burglary, blackmail, handling, and criminal damage. Fraud and drugs offences are then examined and general and specific defences are explored. Finally the book considers inchoate offences and accessorial liability.
Keywords:
criminal law, actus reus, mens rea, strict liability, sexual offences, involuntary manslaughter, offences against property, fraud, general defencesSubjects:
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Contents
- Front Matter
- 1. Introduction to criminal law
- 2. Actus reus
- 3. Mens rea
- 4. Strict liability
- 5. Murder and voluntary manslaughter
- 6. Involuntary manslaughter
- 7. Non-fatal offences against the person
- 8. Sexual offences
- 9. Theft
- 10. Other offences against property
- 11. Fraud
- 12. Drugs offences
- 13. Defences I: incapacity and negating the elements of the offence
- 14. Defences II: general defences
- 15. Inchoate offences
- 16. Accessorial liability
- 17. Study skills
- End Matter
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