Product Description

Elliott and Quinn’s Criminal Law 7th edition is an established, reliable and popular textbook, covering English criminal law comprehensively, but concisely. 

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #30781 in Books
• Published on: 2008-04-03
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 417 pages

Student Law Journal.com, 20 May 2007
This is an excellent overview of criminal law. It explains the
basic principles in a logical and accessible manner

From the Back Cover

Elliott and Quinn: for the best start in law

The bestselling Elliott and Quinn series of law textbooks give you a great start in your legal studies.  Each book:

-Explains the law clearly so you have a good basis for further study

-Relates the law to the wider world so you understand its relevance

-Guides you on how to answer questions so that you can succeed in exams.

Elliott and Quinn’s Criminal Law 7th edition is an established, reliable and popular textbook, covering English criminal law comprehensively, but concisely.  This lively, clear and accurate guide to the law will help you to understand the subject quickly.

·         Assessments of law reform are included in every chapter so that you understand the context of law-making, essential for successful study.

·         Useful further reading and internet references will help guide your research in the subject, and achieve a deeper understanding.

·         Over fifty question and answer guidelines in the book and on the website will help you to hone your exam performance.

·         Short summaries in each chapter will help you to remember the key concepts for revision purposes.

What’s new?

The book has been updated throughout with new and relevant case law and legislation.  Recent important changes to the law have been fully analysed, including:

- The Serious Crime Act 2007

- The Fraud Act 2006 creating a new general fraud offence.

-The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007.

-The Law Commission’s proposals to change the law on homicide.

-The case of R v D (2006) looking at homicide liability for a suicide induced by domestic abuse.

About the authors:

Catherine Elliott is a qualified Barrister and Senior Lecturer in Law at City University. She has extensive experience of teaching law and research interests in manslaughter and the defence of consent.

Frances Quinn is an award-winning journalist, with a particular interest and experience in law.

Do you want to give yourself a head start come exam time?

Visit www.mylawchamber.co.uk/elliottquinncrime to access interactive exercises to test yourself on topics covered in the book, and updates to major changes in the law to make sure you know the latest developments.

Also includes a range of teaching support materials to help lecturers to teach the subject.

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About the Author
 Catherine Elliott is a qualified Barrister and Lecturer in Law at City University. She has extensive experience of teaching law.

Frances Quinn is an award-winning journalist, with a particular interest and experience in law.

Customer Reviews

Very concise and practical reading for law exams
The book gives a summary to major topics covered for undergraduate law exams, in a nice easy read. All the relevant cases are mentioned with summary of the cases facts. It is very handy as a refresher before exams as the language is straight forward and easy to read.

excellent read
easy to read language. complete and concise. up to date with the latest cases. a very recommended text to buy.

All you need for CPE/GDL Criminal Law
This book is excellent for the British law conversion course. I imagine that a full law degree may need more depth but this book offers great analysis of the key issues, all the relevant case law with just the right balance of discussion and theory as well as useful diagrams. It is also an enjoyable and thought-provoking read. I have a book shelf of student criminal law books (including such delights as Simester and Sullivan, Padfield etc) and this is far and away the best. I would strongly recommend it to anyone.