Textbook on Criminal Law

by Michael Allen (Author), Michael Allen (Author), Review Commission and formerly Professor of Law N (Author), Law School (Author), and formerly Professor of Law Newcastle Law Schoo (Author)

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  Paperback
  2005

  $3.25

  The ninth edition of Textbook on Criminal Law continues to closely match the coverage requirements of criminal law courses. The concise and lively writing style adopted brings clarity to the subject without compromising accuracy and detail. The popularity of the book lies in its engaging analysis that draws the student in, displaying a welcome lack of restraint when challenging the decisions of the judiciary or the legislature. The author draws on his considerable teaching and examining experience to make complex areas easily understable through a straightforward and jargon free approach that helps students feel comfortable with the subject, whilst encouraging wider debate on the underlying principles. Students studying criminal law for the first time are provided with the ideal balance of coverage and detail that makes the subject accessible. The book is accompanied by an Online Resource Centre offering twice-yearly updates to key cases and legislation, and an additioanl chapter: Misuse of Drugs Act Offences.

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  Paperback
  2009

  $3.25

  Textbook on Criminal Law, now in its tenth edition, has been providing students of criminal law with a readable and reliable introduction to the subject for the past twenty years. Thorough enough that readers can feel confident in their knowledge, yet concise enough not to overwhelm, this book gets the balance between detail and coverage right. This new edition has been totally updated to include all of the latest case law and statutory changes. The author's lively writing style and forthright attitude to judicial and legal decisions means that the text is an entertaining as well as an accurate read. The two colour text design, and highlighted case fact summaries, questions, examples, and key points ensure that the information provided is broken down and easy to digest and comprehend. Further reading sections provide students with a carefully selected starting point for further research. In short, students at degree level or above, studying criminal law for the first time, should not be without this book. Online Resource Centre Regular online updates ensure that the book stays current after publication, and an online chapter on Misuse of Drugs Act Offences ensures that the book caters to a wide variety of courses

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  Hardcover
  2003

  $3.25

  Criminal Law provides a comprehensive and up to date account of a complex subject, incorporating all significant case law and statutory material since the last edition. The book brings a clarity to this subject that is missing in other texts, with the author clearly stating the general principles of criminal law and the current state of law, and guiding students through areas of confusion. The seventh edition has been revised to include important decisions such as the House of Lords in R v K on indecent assault and presumption of mens rea, R v Loosely and A-G's Reference (No.3 of 2000) on entrapment and abuse of process. Numerous Court of Appeal decisions have also been considered such as Dias on causation in relation to manslaughter; Eifinger on the evaluation of medical evidence by the jury on a plea of diminished responsibility; Roach on non-insane automatism; Shayler, and Harmer on duress, Martin on self-defence, Goldman on incitement; R v H on reasonable chastisement; White on racially aggravated assault, and Clark on theft of cheques. New legislation includes Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000 and the offence of abuse of a position of trust.