Unlocking Criminal Law will help you grasp the main concepts of the subject with ease. Containing accessible explanations in clear and precise terms that are easy to understand, it provides an excellent foundation for learning and revising Criminal Law. The information is clearly presented in a logical structure and the following features support learning helping you to advance with confidence: Clear learning outcomes at the beginning of each chapter set out the skills and knowledge you will need to get to grips with the subject; - Key Facts boxes throughout each chapter allow you to progressively build and consolidate your understanding; - End-of-chapter summaries provide a useful check-list for each topic; - Cases and judgments are highlighted to help you find them and add them to your notes quickly; - Frequent activities and self-test questions are included so you can put your knowledge into practice; - Sample essay questions with annotated answers prepare you for assessment; - Glossary of legal terms clarifies important definitions. This edition has been fully updated to include discussion of recent changes and developments within criminal law, including new case law on causation, self-defence, consent, diminished responsibility, on loss of control, gross negligence manslaughter, causing or allowing the death of a vulnerable adult, infanticide, theft and blackmail.
"This is the seventh edition of this book. A number of interesting developments have occurred since the last edition.
127 For criticism, see N Cavanagh, 'Corporate Criminal Liability: An Assessment of the Models of Fault' (2011) 75 JCrim L 414. Although Cavanagh argues that this model is preferable to the other options, he suggests that it nevertheless ...
134 For criticism, see N Cavanagh, 'Corporate Criminal Liability: An Assessment of the Models of Fault' (2011) 75 J Crim L 414. Although Cavanagh argues that this model is preferable to the other options, he suggests that it ...
FURTHER READING Corporate liability C. Clarkson, 'Kicking Corporate Bodies and D. Bergman, The Case for Corporate Responsi- Damning their Souls' (1996)59 MLR557 bility (2000) J. Gobert, 'Corporate Criminality: Four N. Cavanagh, ...
Bourke's Criminal Law, Victoria
Bourke's Criminal Law Victoria
Particularly since students' basic Criminal Law courses draw on penal laws from any number of jurisdictions, this book will be their first exposure to an actual criminal law system, in which each law-shaping institution can react to the ...
Similarly , Perkins and Boyce explain that " presence at the scene of an offense is not itself sufficient to constitute any sort of criminal guilt . Obviously a terrified onlooker is not to be punished for his mere misfortune in having ...
28 It is clear, e.g. from his reference to a "mere intention unevidenced by an observable act,"29 that he was interpreting "actus reus" as an act, resembling the narrow meaning of Austin and Holmes.30 Professor J. W. C. Turner adopted ...
The Sixth Edition is an entire reworking of this classic casebook. Beyond its traditional role in teaching a broad-gauge federal criminal law course, the book is well suited for use in white collar crime courses or seminars.