ENGLISH

Simester and Sullivan’s Criminal Law: Theory and Doctrine

By J. R. Spencer , A. P. Simester , G. R. Sullivan

Book information

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Year
2014
ISBN
9781509912049, 1509912045, 9781849464444, 1849464448
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
78 MB (81604774 bytes)
Edition
5
Pages
2229\968
Time added
2018-10-22 18:06:20

Description

This is the fifth edition of the leading textbook on criminal law by Professors Simester, Spencer, Sullivan and Virgo. Simester and Sullivan is an outstanding account of modern English criminal law, combining 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 and it has become the set text in many leading universities. Additionally, the book is used as an important point of reference in academic writing and postgraduate research in England and abroad. Simester and Sullivan. 1 Criminal law: definition and ambit 2 The rule of law and the European Convention 3 Interpretation and proof 4 The actus reus 5 Mens rea 6 Strict and constructive liability 7 Secondary participation 8 Vicarious and corporate liability 9 The inchoate offences 10 Homicide 11 Non-fatal offences against the person 12 The principal sexual offences 13 Theft 14 Related offences 15 Fraud 16 The moral limits of criminalisation 17 Defences: an overview 18 Failure of proof: mistake and intoxication 19 Mental condition defences 20 Defences of circumstantial pressure 21 Permissible conduct 22 Defences and blame: some observations

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