Criminal Law

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.

Table des matières

Contents in brief

Part I Introduction

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

Part II General principles of criminal liability

4. Actus reus
5. Causation
6. Mens rea
7. Strict liability
8. Relationship between actus reus and mens rea
9. Defences (1): introduction to defences and failure of proof
10. Defences (2): affirmative defences

Part III Offences against the person

11. Non-fatal offences
12. Sexual offences
13. Homicide

Part IV Property offences

14. Theft
15. Fraud and making off without payment
16. Other property offences
17. Criminal damage

Part V Inchoate offences and complicity

18. Inchoate offences
19. Complicity

A propos de l'auteur

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.

Résumé

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.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Laura Lammasniemi, William Wilson
• Edition: Pearson Academic
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 05.09.2024
• EAN: 9781292468358
• ISBN: 978-1-292-46835-8
• Pages: 680
• Dimensions: 175 mm x 240 mm x 33 mm
• Poids: 1150 g
• Catégorie: Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Droit > Droit international, droit étranger