William Wilson, Laura Lammasniemi

LLAS Wilson Criminal Law

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Criminal Law (Longman Law series), 8th Edition, by William Wilson and Laura Lammasniemi, combines coverage of the core legal principles with discussion of the theories and academic debates that underpin the subject. Enhance your understanding of criminal law and make use of the reading references to pertinent academic articles, hypothetical case examples that clarify complex issues, and end-of-chapter summaries.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pearson
• 8. Auflage
• Erscheinungstermin: Juli 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781292468358
• ISBN-10: 1292468351
• Artikelnr.: 69028281

Autorenporträt

William Wilson is Emeritus Professor of Criminal Law at Queen Mary, University of London. Laura Lammasniemi is an Associate Professor at University or Warwick and Course Convenor and Chief Examiner for criminal law on the University of London International Laws Programme.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents in brief
Part I Introduction
1. Understanding Criminal Law
2. Decisions to criminalise
3. Punishment
Part II General principles of criminal liability
1. Actus reus
2. Causation
3. Mens rea
4. Strict liability
5. Relationship between actus reus and mens rea
6. Defences (1): introduction to defences and failure of proof
7. Defences (2): affirmative defences
Part III Offences against the person
8. Non-fatal offences
9. Sexual offences
10. Homicide
Part IV Property offences
11. Theft
12. Fraud and making off without payment
13. Other property offences
14. Criminal damage
Part V Inchoate offences and complicity
15. Inchoate offences
16. Complicity