Criminal Law

William Wilson, Laura Lammasniemi (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

680 Seiten

2024 | 8th edition
Pearson Education Limited (Verlag)
978-1-292-46835-8 (ISBN)

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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.

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.

Contents in brief

Part I Introduction

Understanding Criminal Law
Decisions to criminalise
Punishment

Part II General principles of criminal liability

Actus reus
Causation
Mens rea
Strict liability
Relationship between actus reus and mens rea
Defences (1): introduction to defences and failure of proof
Defences (2): affirmative defences

Part III Offences against the person

Non-fatal offences
Sexual offences
Homicide

Part IV Property offences

Theft
Fraud and making off without payment
Other property offences
Criminal damage

Part V Inchoate offences and complicity

Inchoate offences
Complicity

Erscheinungsdatum	21.08.2024
Verlagsort	Harlow
Sprache	englisch
Maße	175 x 240 mm
Gewicht	1150 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht
ISBN-10	1-292-46835-1 / 1292468351
ISBN-13	978-1-292-46835-8 / 9781292468358
Zustand	Neuware