Simester and Sullivan's Criminal Law

Theory and Doctrine
9. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-5099-9890-6
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing plc

Buch, Englisch, 896 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 169 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 1393 g

Reihe: Hart Publishing

'. undoubtedly a first-rate companion for any undergraduate or post-graduate law course.'
John Taggart, Criminal Law Review

This outstanding account of modern English criminal law combines detailed exposition and analysis of the law with a careful exploration of its theoretical underpinnings. Primarily, it is written for undergraduate students of criminal law, covering all subjects taught at undergraduate level.

The book's philosophical approach ensures students have a deeper understanding of the law that goes beyond a purely doctrinal knowledge. As a result, over its numerous editions, it has become required reading for criminal law courses. The ninth edition covers all statutory law including the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, the Online Safely Act 2023, and the Public Order Act 2023. Case law discussions now cover R v Iqbal (2023) and Auriol Grey (2024).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Child, J J

Simester, A P

Stark, F

Virgo, G J

Stanton-Ife, John

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Common Law (UK, USA, Australien u.a.)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Criminal Law: Definition and Ambit

2. The Rule of Law and the European Convention on Human Rights

3. Interpretation and Proof
4. The Actus Reus
5. Mens Rea

6. Strict and Constructive Liability

7. Secondary Participation

8. Vicarious and Corporate Liability

9. The Inchoate Offences

10. Homicide

11. Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person

12. The Principal Sexual Offences

13. Theft

14. Related Offences

15. Fraud

16. The Moral Limitations of Criminalisation
17. Defences: An Overview
18. Failure of Proof
19. Irresponsibility Defences
20. Defences of Circumstantial Pressure
21. Permissible Conduct
22. Defences and Blame: Some Observations

Über Autor(innen)

Stark, F
Findlay Stark is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge, UK.

Child, J J
J J Child is Professor of Criminal Law at the University of Birmingham and Co-founding Director of the Criminal Law Reform Now Network.

Simester, A P
AP Simester is Amaladass Professor of Criminal Justice and Co-Director of the Centre for Legal Theory at the National University of Singapore, and Edmund-Davies Professor of Criminal Law at King's College London, UK.

Stanton-Ife, John
John Stanton-Ife is a Senior Lecturer at The Dickson Poon School of Law at King's College London.

Virgo, G J
GJ Virgo is Professor of English Private Law at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge.

Photograph courtesy of University of Cambridge.

J J Child is Professor of Criminal Law at the University of Birmingham and Co-founding Director of the Criminal Law Reform Now Network.

AP Simester is Amaladass Professor of Criminal Justice and Co-Director of the Centre for Legal Theory at the National University of Singapore, and Edmund-Davies Professor of Criminal Law at King's College London, UK.

Findlay Stark is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge, UK.

GJ Virgo is Professor of English Private Law at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge. Photograph courtesy of University of Cambridge.

John Stanton-Ife is a Senior Lecturer at The Dickson Poon School of Law at King's College London.