Glanville Williams Textbook of Criminal Law

4 ed
ISBN: 978-0-414-03734-2
Verlag: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 1494 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 1606 g

Glanville Williams’ Textbook of Criminal Law is an exposition and evaluation of the criminal law. Now updated and rewritten for modern criminal law courses, the author, Dennis Baker, brings back the classic style of Glanville Williams’ insight but focused on modern criminal law today.

Originally authored by the highly respected Glanville Williams, the book covers a very wide range of topics with a sustained and penetrating analysis that will appeal to professional lawyers and barristers in addition to students of law.

- Discusses the cases without overwhelming the reader with too much detail
- Readable and lucid style with unique question and answer format to encourage the reader to engage with the text

- A range of illuminating practical examples to stimulate critical thought
- Comprehensive coverage of criminal law

Autoren/Hrsg.

Baker, Dennis

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Crime and the Criminal Law
- Jury and Judge
- Constitutional Constraints
- Mens Rea
- Recklessness and Negligence
- Fault and Circumstances
- Actus Reus
- Causation
- OAPA
- Sexual Offences
- Murder
- Involuntary Manslaughter
- The Fetus and the New-Born Child
- Complicity
- Attempt
- Conspiracy
- Other Inchoate Offences
- Ignorance of Law
- Intoxication
- Discipline and Authority
- Private Defence
- Loss of Control
- Consent and Entrapment
- Necessity
- Duress and Coercion
- Automatism
- Insanity and Criminal Capacity
- Diminished Responsibility
- Theft
- Robbery
- Blackmail
- Burglary
- Handling Stolen Goods
- Fraud
- Damage and Trespass
- Strict Liability
- Attributed Acts and Vicarious Liability
- Corporations