Criminal Law

8. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-292-46835-8
Verlag: Pearson

Buch, Englisch, 680 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 1135 g

Develop understanding of criminal Law and clarify complex issues

Criminal Law (Longman Law series), 8th Edition, by William Wilson and Laura Lammasniemi, combines coverage of the core legal principles with discussion of the theories and academic debates that underpin the subject. Enhance your understanding of criminal law and make use of the reading references to pertinent academic articles, hypothetical case examples that clarify complex issues, and end-of-chapter summaries.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wilson, William

Lammasniemi, Laura

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents in brief

Part I Introduction

1. Understanding Criminal Law
2. Decisions to criminalise
3. Punishment

Part II General principles of criminal liability

2. Causation
4. Strict liability
5. Relationship between and
6. Defences (1): introduction to defences and failure of proof
7. Defences (2): affirmative defences

Part III Offences against the person

1. Non-fatal offences
2. Sexual offences
3. Homicide

Part IV Property offences

1. Theft
2. Fraud and making off without payment
3. Other property offences
4. Criminal damage

Part V Inchoate offences and complicity

1. Inchoate offences
2. Complicity

Über Autor(innen)

William Wilson is Emeritus Professor of Criminal Law at Queen Mary, University of London.

Laura Lammasniemi is an Associate Professor at University or Warwick and Course Convenor and Chief Examiner for criminal law on the University of London International Laws Programme.