Full Description
This is the fifth edition of the leading textbook on criminal law by Professors Simester, Spencer, Sullivan and Virgo. Simester and Sullivan is an outstanding account of modern English criminal law, combining detailed exposition and analysis of the law with a careful exploration of its theoretical underpinnings. Primarily, it is written for undergraduate students of criminal law and it has become the set text in many leading universities. Additionally, the book is used as an important point of reference in academic writing and postgraduate research in England and abroad. Simester and Sullivan has been cited by appellate courts throughout the world. There have been a large number of important appellate decisions since the last edition of this work. This new case law, among other things, provides helpful guidance for the interpretation of offences under the Serious Crime Act 2007 and of the defence of loss of control provided by the Coroners and Justice Act 2009. There have been significant developments in the laws relating to rape, self-defence and defence of property, and duress.Special mention should be made of the continuing stream of appellate cases regarding the nature and scope of secondary liability in the crimes of others.
Contents
1 Criminal lawEuropean Convention 3 Interpretation and proof 4 The actus reus 5 Mens rea 6 Strict and constructive liability 7 Secondary participation 8 Vicarious and corporate liability 9 The inchoate offences 10 Homicide 11 Non-fatal offences against the person 12 The principal sexual offences 13 Theft 14 Related offences 15 Fraud 16 The moral limits of criminalisation 17 Defences: an overview 18 Failure of proof: mistake and intoxication 19 Mental condition defences 20 Defences of circumstantial pressure 21 Permissible conduct 22 Defences and blame: some observations
