Criminal Law, 8th edition

Author: Jonathan Herring
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan_
ISBN: 9781137281395
Published In: June 2013
Format: Paperback , 400 pages
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The Palgrave Macmillan Law Masters series is a long-running and successful list of titles offering clear, concise and authoritative guides to the main subject areas, written by experienced and respected authors.

The eighth edition of Criminal Law provides a comprehensive introduction to the basic principles of criminal liability and to the main criminal offences, together with insights into the controversies and debates that surround the subject. The text is written in a clear and engaging style, making the fundamental concepts easy to grasp. This is an ideal companion for both law undergraduate and GDL/CPE students.

This new edition has been comprehensively revised updated to reflect recent case law and statutory developments. There has been much updating, particularly on homicide and accessories. Useful student tools include Hot Topic sections analysing the controversial cases of recent years, plus end of chapter summaries and suggestions for further reading.

PART I: BASIC PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY
1. Introduction to Criminal Law
2. Procedures and Structures of Criminal Law
3. The External Elements
4. Causation
5. The Mental Element
6. Corporate Crime and Strict Liability
PART II: OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON
7. Assaults
8. Sexual Offences
9. Murder
10. Manslaughter
PART III: OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY
11. Theft
12. Offences Connected to Theft
13. Fraud
14. Other Offences Against Property
PART IV: DEFENCES
15. Denial of Elements of Offences
16. General Defences
PART V: PARTICIPATION IN CRIME
17. Accessories
18. Inchoate Offences

Jonathan Herring is a Professor of Law at the University of Oxford, UK and a Fellow in Law at Exeter College, Oxford.

"Jonathan Herring's Criminal Law provides an excellent clarity of structure and description of legal principle combined with insightful analysis." - Professor Phil Rumney, Bristol Law School, University of the West of England