Simester and Sullivan's Criminal Law: Theory and Doctrine 8th ed

Name: Simester and Sullivan's Criminal Law: Theory and Doctrine 8th ed
Brand: Hart Publishing
SKU: 9781509964277
Price: 554.71 HKD
Availability: InStock
Author: AP Simester; JR Spencer; GR Sullivan; GJ Virgo
ISBN: 9781509964277

Edited by AP Simester · JR Spencer · GR Sullivan · GJ Virgo

Hart Publishing October 2022

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9781509964277
Publisher: Hart Publishing
Publication: October 2022
Format: Paperback , 980 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

This outstanding account of modern English criminal law combines detailed exposition and analysis of the law with a careful exploration of its theoretical underpinnings. Primarily, it is written for undergraduate students of criminal law, covering all subjects taught at undergraduate level.

The book's philosophical approach ensures students have a deeper understanding of the law that goes beyond a purely doctrinal knowledge As a result, over its numerous editions, it has become required reading for many criminal law courses. The 8th edition covers all statutory including the Assaults on Emergency Workers Act 2018 and Domestic Abuse Act, s 71. Case law discussions now cover: Grant (complicity); Barton (dishonesty); Broughton, Field, Kuddus, and Rebelo (homicide) and AG's Ref (No 1 of 2020) (sexual offences).

About the Author

AP Simester is Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore and Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge. JR Spencer QC is Professor of Law at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge. GR Sullivan is Professor of Law at University College, London. GJ Virgo is Professor of English Law at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge.

Reviews

... undoubtedly a first-rate companion for any undergraduate or post-graduate law course.

Since attaining international recognition and citation in appellate courts worldwide, the security of the text's position as a point of academic reference remains as steadfast as ever.
John Taggart BL
Criminal Law Review, Volume 8