Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1457773 in Books
• Published on: 2001-09-14
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 482 pages

Synopsis
This textbook on criminal law includes the impact of the House of Lords' ruling in "R v Hinks" on the operation of the offence of theft, the significant changes to the availability of the defence of provocation following the House of Lords' ruling in "R v Smith" (Morgan), and the reassertion of the subjectivist principle by the House of Lords in 2b v DPP". The implicacations of the "conjoined twin" case (Re A) are considered, in particular the extent to which the law might have moved towards a very limited recognition of a substantive defence of necessity. evelopments that have also been reflected in this edition include killing by gross negligance (R v Singh), insanity (A-Gs Ref (No 3 of 1998)), and intoxication (R v Richardson and Irwin).

Customer Reviews

A superb book for any law student and great value.
Despite an uninviting cover, this book is a superb text. It covers criminal law with a depth that allows you to answer the most challenging of criminal questions, yet is accessable and light to read. Rather than purchase more traditionally recommended texts that are cluttered with the author's opinion and written to impress colleagues rather than help students, purchase this, as a genuine aid. A text I strongly recommend to my criminal law students. A must buy.