Course Notes

Criminal Law
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4441-4654-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 376 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 473 g

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Course Notes is designed to help you succeed in your law examinations and assessments. Each guide supports revision of an undergraduate and conversion GDL/CPE law degree module by demonstrating good practice in creating and maintaining ideal notes. Course Notes will support you in actively and effectively learning the material by guiding you through the demands of compiling the information you need.

• Written by expert lecturers who understand your needs with examination requirements in mind

• Covers key cases, legislation and principles clearly and concisely so you can recall information confidently

• Contains easy to use diagrams, definition boxes and work points to help you understand difficult concepts

• Provides self test opportunities throughout for you to check your understanding

• Illustrates how to compile the ideal set of revision notes

• Covers the essential modules of study for undergraduate llb and conversion-to-law GDL/CPE courses

• Additional online revision guidance such as sample essay plans, interactive quizzes and a glossary of legal terms at www.unlockingthelaw.co.uk

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cherkassky, Lisa

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Strafverfahrens- und -prozessrecht, Strafverteidigung und Opferschutz

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction to Criminal Law

2. Actus Reus and Causation

3. Mens rea

4. Strict liability

5. Parties to a crime

6. Capacity

7. General defences

8. Homicide

9. Non-fatal offences against the person

10. Sexual offences

11. Theft

12. Robbery, burglary and other offences under the Theft Acts

13. Fraud

14. Criminal Damage

Additional chapters on Inchoate offences, and Public order offences can be found on the companion website, www.hodderplus.co.uk/law

Über Autor(innen)

Lisa Cherkassky, LLB, LLM, FHEA, is Lecturer in Law at Bradford University Law School.