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Record Nr.

UNINA9910172223703321

Autore

Herring Jonathan

Titolo

Criminal Law [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basingstoke, : Palgrave Macmillan Ltd., 2002

ISBN

1-280-86047-2

9786610860470

0-230-80230-3

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (518 p.)

Disciplina

345.41

345.42

Soggetti

Criminal law -- Great Britain

Criminal law -- United States

Criminal Law

International crimes -- Philosophy

International crimes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Third Edition; Table of Cases; Table of Statutes; List of Latin Terms; PART I: BASIC PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY; PART II: OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON; PART III: OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY; PART IV: DEFENCES; PART V: PARTICIPATION IN CRIME; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This text provides a readable, comprehensive and accessible introduction to Criminal Law. Through the media coverage of high profile trials we all feel that we know something about criminal law, and this text uses such cases to create a real interest and involvement on the part of the student. Features such as 'key words' at the start of each chapter introduce the student to the key topics to be discussed, and 'hot topic' sections analyze the controversial cases of recent years. This new edition has been updated to include discussion on the House of Lords decision on recklessness, and the impa