Sourcebook on Criminal Law

✍ Scribed by Michael T. Molan, Mike Molan, Peter Hungerford-Welch, Alan Taylor

• Publisher: Cavendish Pub Ltd
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 1234
• Edition: 2nd
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The second edition of the Criminal Law Sourcebook has been significantly expanded in order to provide law students with a comprehensive selection of key materials drawn from law reports, statutes, Law Commission Consultation Papers and Reports, and Home Office publications. The materials reflect the range of topics taught on the vast majority of undergraduate and CPE criminal law modules, and provide a platform from which the reader can embark upon a more critical evaluation of both theory and doctrine. Extensive extracts are included from a number of recent landmark rulings, including decisions by the House of Lords in B v DPP (defence of mistake), R v Smith (objective test for the defence of provocation), R v Hinks (whether the recipient of a gift can be a thief), and R v Powell and Daniels; R v English (scope of accessorial liability for murder), and the Court of Appeal's ruling in In Re A (conjoined twins). Recent statutory initiatives that have been incorporated include the Protection from Harassment Act 1997, the Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Act 1998, and the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000. The impact of the Human Rights Act 1998, in so far as it relates to substantive criminal law, is also covered. Substantial extracts are provided from all relevant Law Commission and Home Office law reform publications. In addition to the draft Criminal Code Bill, materials have been selected dealing with reform of sexual offences,

consent, conspiracy to defraud, deception offences, offences against the person, accessorial liability and involuntary manslaughter. The law is stated as of April 2001.

✦ Table of Contents

Preliminaries......Page 1
PREFACE......Page 6
CONTENTS......Page 8
Table of Cases......Page 14
Table of Statutes......Page 42
Table of Statutory Instruments......Page 52
Table of International Legislation......Page 54
1 INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL LAW......Page 56
2 ACTUS REUS: THE EXTERNAL ELEMENTS OF AN OFFENCE......Page 94
3 CAUSATION......Page 114
4 MENS REA: THE MENTAL ELEMENT......Page 148
5 STRICT LIABILITY......Page 232
6 MISTAKE......Page 264
7 SANE AND INSANE AUTOMATISM......Page 282
8 INTOXICATION......Page 328
9 ACCESSORIAL LIABILITY......Page 358
10 INCHOATE OFFENCES – INCITEMENT......Page 474
11 INCHOATE OFFENCES – CONSPIRACY......Page 498
12 INCHOATE OFFENCES – ATTEMPTS......Page 530
13 DURESS AND NECESSITY......Page 552
14 SELF-DEFENCE......Page 630
15 HOMICIDE......Page 676
16 NON-FATAL OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON......Page 816
17 SEXUAL OFFENCES......Page 910
18 THEFT......Page 974
19 BURGLARY AND GOING EQUIPPED......Page 1066
20 ROBBERY AND BLACKMAIL......Page 1086
21 OFFENCES INVOLVING DECEPTION......Page 1094
22 HANDLING STOLEN GOODS......Page 1146
23 CRIMINAL DAMAGE......Page 1168
24 OFFENCES INVOLVING WEAPONS......Page 1196
Index......Page 1220