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Smith, Hogan, & Ormerod's Criminal Law is rightly regarded as the leading doctrinal textbook on criminal law in England and Wales. Published in its first edition over fifty years ago, it continues to be a key text for undergraduates and an essential reference source for practitioners.
List of contents
- PART I. General Principles
- 1: An introduction to criminal law
- 2: The elements of a crime: actus reus
- 3: The elements of a crime: mens rea
- 4: Crimes of negligence
- 5: Crimes of strict liability
- 6: Parties to crime
- 7: Assistance after the offence
- 8: Corporate and vicarious liability
- 9: Mental conditions, intoxication and mistake
- 10: General defences
- 11: Inchoate crime
- PART II. Particular Crimes
- 12: Murder
- 13: Voluntary manslaughter
- 14: Involuntary manslaughter
- 15: Further homicide and related offences
- 16: Non-fatal offences against the person
- 17: Sexual offences
- 18: Theft
- 19: Robbery
- 20: Offences of temporary deprivation
- 21: Making off without payment
- 22: The Fraud Act 2006
- 23: Other offences involving fraud
- 24: Blackmail and related offences
- 25: Burglary and related offences
- 26: Handling and related offences
- 27: Offences of damage to property
- 28: Computer misuse offences (online chapter)
- 29: Forgery (online chapter)
- 30: Obscene communication and publication offences (online chapter)
- 31: Offences against public order (online chapter)
- 32: Selected road traffic offences (online chapter)
- 33: Money laundering (online chapter)
- 34: Offensive weapons (online chapter)
About the author
Professor David Ormerod CBE, KC is Professor of Criminal Justice at University College London, Deputy High Court Judge, and a Door Tenant at Red Lion Chambers.
Karl Laird is a Stipendiary Lecturer and Tutor in Law at St Edmund Hall, Oxford. He has also taught at the Universities of Bristol, Cambridge, and at the LSE. He is a Barrister at 6KBW College Hill.
Dr. Matthew Gibson is a senior lecturer in law at the University of Liverpool, as well as a non-practising barrister (Honourable Society of the Middle Temple).
Summary
Smith, Hogan, & Ormerod's Criminal Law is rightly regarded as the leading doctrinal textbook on criminal law in England and Wales. Published in its first edition over fifty years ago, it continues to be a key text for undergraduates and an essential reference source for practitioners.
Additional text
Smith, Hogan, and Ormerod's Criminal Law does exactly what students need gives the reader a thorough understanding of criminal law, from principles and definitions through to a comprehensive list of cases well deserving of the praise it receives.
