Full Description
"Smith and Hogan: Criminal Law" provides the necessary materials - cases, statutes, reports, extracts from books and articles - for an in-depth study of the general principles of criminal law. The introductory notes and commentary link the materials enabling the reader to gain an insight into the problems arising from them. They also serve to highlight the numerous points of controversy or difficulty.
Contents
1. The elements of a crime; 2. Causation; 3. Omissions; 4. Fault; 5. Proof; 6. Intoxication; 7. The mental element in statutory offences: strict liability; 8. Parties to offences; 9. Vicarious liability and liability of corporations; 10. Mental abnormality; 11. General defences; 12. Incitement; 13. Conspiracy; 14. Attempt; 15. Impossibility and preliminary offences; 16. Murder; 17. Manslaughter; 18. Non-fatal offences against the person; 19. Sexual offences; 20. Theft and robbery; 21. Offences involving deception; 22. Making off without payment; 23. Temporary deprivation offences; 24. Blackmail; 25. Burglary and related offences; 26. Handling stolen goods; 27. Offences of damage to property; Index
