Criminal law
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Criminal law
(Directions)
Oxford University Press, c2012
2nd ed
Available at 2 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  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
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Criminal Law Directions is written in an engaging and lively manner with an emphasis on explaining the key topics of Criminal Law courses with clarity. The book incorporates a wide range of learning features to offer students a high level of support. Learning objectives, thinking points, and a wide selection of tables and figures encourage active learning to ensure students understand the fundamental facts and principles, and enabling students to check their understanding of the subject as they progress through the course. Each chapter is finished with a run-down of the main topic points, a selection of short revision questions, as well as two long examination style questions. Outline answers to these questions are available online. The book's clear structure and cross-referencing will enable students to navigate easily through the many aspects of Criminal Law, making this an ideal text for students new to the subject. An extensive Online Resource Centre provides a wide range of extra resources to further support the student in their studies, including: * Multiple choice questions * Flashcard glossary * Suggested approaches to the end of chapter exam questions .
Suggested approaches to the end of chapter self-test questions
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction to criminal law
- 2. Actus reus
- 3. Mens rea
- 4. Strict, vicarious, and corporate liability
- 5. Murder and voluntary manslaughter
- 6. Involuntary manslaughter
- 7. Non-fatal offences against the person
- 8. Sexual offences
- 9. Theft
- 10. Other offences against property
- 11. Fraud
- 12. Defences I: incapacity and negating the elements of the offence
- 13. Defences II: general defences
- 14. Inchoate offences
- 15. Accessorial liability
- 16. Study skills
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