Criminal law. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michael Jefferson.
• Authors: (Law teacher), Jefferson, Michael
• Contents: Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Cases -- Table of Legislation -- Part 1 Preliminary matters -- 1 Introduction to criminal law -- Aims and objectives -- The fundamental principles of criminal liability -- Human Rights Act 1998 -- Attempted definitions of a crime -- Differences between criminal and civil law -- Hierarchy of the criminal courts: the appeal system -- Precedent in criminal law -- The interpretation of criminal statutes -- Classification of offences by origin: can judges make new criminal laws? Criminal law reform, the Law Commission, the draft Criminal Code and recent developments -- Summary -- Further reading -- Part 2 General principles -- 2 Actus reus -- Aims and objectives -- Introduction -- Some problems -- 'Conduct' and 'result' crimes -- Causation -- Omission -- Causation in omissions -- The policy behind general non-liability for omissions -- Reform of liability for omissions -- Summary -- Further reading -- 3 Mens rea -- Aims and objectives -- Introduction -- Definition of mens rea -- Examples of mens rea -- Motive -- Intent -- Recklessness -- G [2004] AC 1034 -- 'Knowingly' 'Wilfully' -- Negligence -- Some problems of mens rea -- Transferred malice -- Reform of transferred malice -- Contemporaneity -- Summary -- Further reading -- 4 Strict liability -- Aims and objectives -- Introduction: definition and human rights -- Strict and absolute offences -- The exceptional cases -- Strict liability: the basics -- Crimes which require mens rea and crimes which do not -- How the courts apply these guidelines -- Reasons for strict liability -- Reasons why there should not be offences of strict liability -- Suggestions for reform of the law relating to strict liability Conclusions -- Summary -- Further reading -- 5 Principal parties and secondary offenders -- Aims and objectives -- Introduction -- Definitions and terminology -- Failure to act -- Mens rea -- Joint enterprise liability -- Non-conviction of the principal offender -- Can a 'victim' be an accessory? -- Innocent agency -- Withdrawal -- Assisting an offender and concealing an offence -- Summary -- Further reading -- 6 Vicarious and corporate liability -- Aims and objectives -- Introduction to vicarious liability -- The exceptions -- Vicarious liability and attempts Vicarious liability and secondary participation -- The rationale of vicarious liability -- Reform -- Corporate liability -- Summary -- Further reading -- 7 Infancy, duress, coercion, necessity, duress of circumstances -- Aims and objectives -- Introduction to Chapters 7 -- 9 -- Introduction to defences -- Justification and excuse -- Infancy -- Duress -- Coercion -- Necessity and duress of circumstances -- Summary -- Further reading -- 8 Mistake, intoxication, self-defence -- Aims and objectives -- Mistake -- Intoxication -- The Law Commission's 2009 proposals
• Edition: Twelfth edition
• Publisher Details: Harlow, Essex : Pearson Education
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xli, 627 pages), illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 345.42; Criminal law -- England; Criminal law -- Wales; Criminal law; Law; England; Wales; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1292062959; 9781292062952
• Related ISBNs: 9781292062907; 1292062908
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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