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Key Cases: Criminal Law
Jacqueline Martin LLM

Paperback
RRP: £6.99
ISBN: 9780340915011
ISBN-10: 0340915013

Published: 31/03/2006
Extent: 192 pages
Series: Key Cases

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Summary:
Key Cases has been specifically written for students studying law. It is the essential revision tool to be used on its own or with the partner Key Facts title in order to ensure a thorough knowledge of core cases for any given law topic.

Understanding essential and leading cases fully is a vital part of the study of law - the clear format, style and explanations of Key Cases will ensure you have this understanding.

The series is written and edited by an expert team of authors whose experience means they know exactly what is required in a revision aid. They include lecturers and barristers who have brought their expertise and knowledge to the series to make it user-friendly and accessible.

Key features include: all essential and leading cases explained; user-friendly layout and style; cases broken down into key components by use of clear symbol system; pocket-sized and easily portable; highly-regarded authors and editors.

  • Covers the essential and leading cases within an area of law
  • Written and edited by experienced authors
  • Ensures students are exposed regularly to primary sources in abridged form

Table of Contents:
Table of Cases
Preface
Chapter 1 Introduction to criminal law
1.1 Purpose of law
1.2 Judicial law-making
1.3 Elements of a crime
1.4 Burden of proof
Chapter 2 Actus reus
2.1 Liability for omissions
2.2 Causation
Chapter 3 Mens rea
3.1 Intention
3.2 Recklessness
3.3 Gross negligence
3.4 Transferred malice
Chapter 4 Strict liability
4.1 Absolute liability
4.2 Strict liability at common law
4.3 Strict Liability and statutory offences
Chapter 5 Participation
5.1 Actus reus of secondary participation
5.2 Mens rea of secondary participation
5.3 Joint enterprise
5.4 Withdrawal from a joint enterprise
Chapter 6 Inchoate offences
6.1 Incitement
6.2 Conspiracy
6.3 Attempts
Chapter 7 Capacity
7.1 Unfitness to plead
7.2 Corporations
7.3 Vicarious liability
Chapter 8 Insanity, automatism and intoxication
8.1 Insanity
8.2 Automatism
8.3 Intoxication
Chapter 9 Duress and necessity
9.1 Duress
9.2 Duress of circumstances
9.3 Necessity
Chapter 10 Mistake, self-defence, consent
10.1 Mistake
10.2 Self-defence
10.3 Consent
Chapter 11 Homicide
11.1 Mens rea for murder
11.2 Diminished responsibility
11.3 Provocation
11.4 Unlawful act manslaughter
11.5 Gross negligence manslaughter
Chapter 12 Assaults
12.1 Assault and battery
12.2 Section 47 OAPA 1861
12.3 Sections 20 and 18 OAPA 1861
12.4 Wound/grievous bodily harm
Chapter 13 Sexual offences
13.1 Rape
13.2 Mens rea of rape
13.3 The Sexual Offences Act 2003
13.4 Bigamy
Chapter 14 Theft, robbery and burglary
14.1 Theft
14.2 Robbery
14.3 Burglary
Chapter 15 Other offences under the Theft Acts
15.1 Taking without consent
15.2 Handling
15.3 Going equipped
15.4 Making off without payment
15.5 Blackmail
Chapter 16 Deception offences
16.1 Deception
16.2 Silence as deception
16.3 Obtaining
16.4 Theft Act 1978 offences
Chapter 17 Criminal damage
17.1 Damage
17.2 Mens rea
17.3 Section 5 defences
17.4 Endangering life
Chapter 18 Public Order Offences
18.1 Affray
18.2 Threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour
Index

About the Author(s):
JACQUELINE MARTIN LLM has ten years' experience as a practising barrister and is an experienced author whose other titles include Key Facts: Criminal Law and Unlocking Criminal Law, both published by Hodder Arnold. She is also series editor for Key Facts and Unlocking the Law. CHRIS TURNER LLM is a qualified barrister and a Senior Lecturer in Law at Wolverhampton University, and an experienced author. He is also series editor for Key Facts and Unlocking the Law.

Readership:
A level and undergraduate law students

Reviews:

"Hodder is pitching to provide all student needs from the one stable ... Clear and consistent format, style and explanations will be valued by most students ... The Key Cases books almost stand better than mere revision aids, but ultimately their length really makes them just this unless a student does use them as a point to identify issues to follow up elsewhere."

Christopher Gale, The Law Teacher (about the series as a whole)

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