Smith, Hogan, & Ormerod''s Text, Cases, & Materials on Criminal Law

Ormerod and Laird present a thorough yet accessible student guide to the criminal law, supported by a wealth of key extracts from judgments, statutes, reports, and academic articles.

List of contents

• 1: Introduction


• 2: The elements of a crime


• 3: Causation


• 4: Omissions


• 5: Fault


• 6: Strict liability


• 7: Murder


• 8: Voluntary manslaughter


• 9: Involuntary manslaughter


• 10: Non-fatal offences against the person


• 11: Sexual offences


• 12: Theft


• 13: Robbery


• 14: Burglary and related offences


• 15: Fraud


• 16: Related offences in the Theft Acts 1968 and 1978


• 17: Offences of damage to property


• 18: Parties to offences


• 19: Attempt


• 20: Conspiracy


• 21: Assisting and encouraging: Serious Crime Act 2007, Part 2


• 22: General defences


• 23: Mental conditions


• 24: Intoxication


• 25: Liability of corporations

About the author

Professor David Ormerod QC is Professor of Criminal Justice at University College London and a Deputy High Court Judge.

Karl Laird is a Stipendiary Lecturer and Tutor in Law at St Edmund Hall, Oxford. He has also taught at the Universities of Bristol and Cambridge, and at the LSE. He is a Barrister.

Summary

Ormerod and Laird present a thorough yet accessible student guide to the criminal law, supported by a wealth of key extracts from judgments, statutes, reports, and academic articles.

Additional text

Ormerod and Laird ensure that the Smith & Hogan books retain their authority and clarity.

Product details

• Authors: Karl Laird, Laird Karl, David Ormerod, David (Professor of Criminal Justice Ormerod
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.07.2020
• EAN: 9780198831945
• ISBN: 978-0-19-883194-5
• No. of pages: 864
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; England, Wales, LAW / Criminal Law / General, Criminal law & procedure, Criminal law: procedure and offences, Wales / Cymru