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Text, Cases and Materials on Criminal Law offers a thought-provoking, engaging and comprehensive account of the criminal law and its underpinning principles and policies. It contains a wealth of carefully selected extracts from source materials, such as court judgments, academic articles and Government and Law Commission reports, supported by dedicated questions to encourage you to read widely around the subject and to help you to develop your critical thinking skills. The inclusion of scenario-based problems throughout will also help you to develop your ability to apply the law to problem questions in exams.

Features

• An engaging writing style, which is designed to communicate the material in a clear and comprehensible manner
• Carefully selected extracts from a range of sources including court judgments, legislation, Government and Law Commission reports and academic articles, to help you get used to reading such materials, accompanied by facilitator questions, to help you identify key points and make your reading proactive
• Chapter objectives at the start of each chapter, and checklists at the end, so that you know exactly what you need to achieve and are able to assess your progress
• A variety of diagrams and illustrations, to provide an aid to understanding and help you learn how to structure exam answers
• Self-test questions, which consolidate your understanding by providing an opportunity to apply the material you have studied
• Further reading lists, to enable you to explore key issues in greater depth.

New to this Edition

This new edition has been fully updated to include all major developments in this area, including:

·    R v Jogee [2016] UKSC 8 and R v Johnson [2016] EWCA Crim 1613 on joint enterprise

·    R v Golds [2016] UKSC 61, R v Conroy [2017] EWCA Crim 81, R v Blackman [2017] EWCA Crim 190 and R v Joyce; R v Kay [2017] EWCA Crim 647 on diminished responsibility

·    R v Tarasov [2016] EWCA Crim 2278 on causation

·    R v Gurpinar [2015] EWCA Crim 178 on loss of control

·    R v Bowler [2015] EWCA Crim 849 and R v Rudling [2016] EWCA Crim 741 on gross negligence manslaughter

·    R v Ali (Yasir Ifran) [2015] EWCA Crim 1279 on rape

·    R v Hoxhalli [2016] EWCA Crim 724 on fraud

The new edition also includes a detailed examination of the Law Commission’s scoping report on non-fatal offences against the person.

Table of Contents

 

1. Your criminal law toolkit

2. The anatomy of a crime

3. Key actus reus concepts

4. Key mens rea concepts

5. Homicide

6. Non-fatal offences against the person

7. Sexual offences

8. Property offences

9. Intoxication

10. Mental condition defences

11. Substantive defences

12. Inchoate offences

13. Accessories

 

Back Cover

 

Text, Cases and Materials on Criminal Law offers a thought-provoking, engaging and comprehensive account of criminal law and its underpinning principles and policies. It includes a range of carefully selected extracts to help you get used to reading court judgments, legislation, official reports and academic writings. Dedicated questions also help you to analyse each extract and develop your critical thinking skills.

 

A range of features, specifically designed to help make your reading as interesting and active as possible, are also available within each chapter including:

 

·    Chapter objectives at the start of each chapter, and checklists at the end, so that you know exactly what you need to achieve and are able to assess your progress;

 

·    Practical activities, so you can develop your legal skills by practising applying what you have learnt to scenario-based problems;

 

·    Self-test questions, which consolidate your understanding by providing an opportunity to apply the material you have studied;

 

·    Further reading lists, to enable you to explore key issues in greater depth.

 

This new edition has been fully updated with all major legal developments in the area, including Ivey v Genting Casinos [2017] UKSC 67 on dishonesty, R v Jogee [2016] UKSC 8 and R v Johnson [2016] EWCA Crim 1613 on joint enterprise and the Law Commission’s scoping report on non-fatal offences against the person.

 

Stuart Macdonald is Professor of Law at Swansea University. He has taught criminal law for over 15 years and has published widely on criminal justice issues, particularly the regulation of anti-social behaviour and counterterrorism legislation and policy.

Author

Stuart Macdonald is Professor of Law at Swansea University. He has taught criminal law for over 15 years and has published widely on criminal justice issues, particularly the regulation of anti-social behaviour and counterterrorism legislation and policy.