Elliott & Quinn's Criminal Law has been specifically designed to introduce you to the legal principles, cases and statutes at play in this core subject area. Areas of debate, critique of the current law and consideration of reform options are also included throughout making this an ideal text for LLB or GDL who want an accessible and engaging introduction to criminal law.
This new edition has been fully updated with all the latest legal developments in the area, including:
· A substantially revised chapter 11 on accomplice liability which has been reworked to reflect the change to the law brought about by R v Jogee and Ruddock (2016);
· Extensively updated coverage of voluntary manslaughter to reflect decision made in R v Gurpinar (2015), R v Golds (2016), R v Wilcocks (2016) and R v Meanza (2017); and
· Discussion of the case of R (on the application of Collins) v Secretary of State for Justice (2016) in the context of the householder's defence in self-defence.
Preface xix
Table of cases xx
Table of statutes xxvii
Table of treaties xxix
Introduction 1
1 Elements of a crime 13
2 Strict liability 38
3 Murder 54
4 Voluntary manslaughter 79
5 Involuntary manslaughter 108
6 Non-fatal offences against the person 150
7 Sexual offences (by Samantha Pegg) 181
8 Non-fraudulent property offences 218
9 Fraudulent property offences 258
10 Inchoate offences 280
11 Accomplices 308
12 Corporate liability 336
13 General defences 351
Appendix 430
Select bibliography 436
Glossary 449
Index 456
