Criminal law : doctrine and theory
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Criminal law : doctrine and theory
(Longman law)
Longman, 2011
4th ed
Available at 3 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
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  Yamagata
  Fukushima
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  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
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  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Criminal Law provides an essential guide to all aspects of criminal law doctrine and the theories and policy considerations which underpin it.
Criminal Law forms part of the successful Longman Law series, trusted by generations of students to spark their intellectual curiosity, it provide today's law students with the best possible basis for legal study through:
- Clear, academically rich and scholarly exposition of legal doctrine
- Scintillating analysis of the theories, policies and societal influences underpinning the legal principles
- Engaging author commentary, a highly readable style and innovative stylistic features to support study and illuminate the complexities of the law
Table of Contents
Part I Introduction
1.Understanding criminal Law
2. Decisions to criminalise
3. Punishment
Part II General principles of criminal liability
4. Actus Reus
5. Causation
6. Mens rea
7.Strict liability
8. Relationship between actus reus and mens rea
9. Defences (1)
10. Defences (2): affirmative defences
Part III Offences against the person
11. Non-fatal offences
12. Sexual offences
13. Homicide
Part IV Property offences
14. Theft
15. Fraud and making off without payment
16. Other property offences
17. Criminal Damage
Part V Inchoate offences and complicity
18. Inchoate offences
19. Complicity
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