Description
Book SynopsisWilliam Wilson is Emeritus Professor of Criminal Law at Queen Mary, University of London, and Course Convenor and Chief Examiner for criminal law on the University of London International Laws Programme.
Table of ContentsPreface
Publisher’s acknowledgements
Table of cases
Table of statutes
Table of statutory instruments
Table of United States legislation
Table of international conventions
Abbreviations
Part I Introduction
1 Understanding criminal law
2 Decisions to criminalise
3 Punishment
Part II General principles of criminal liability
4 Actus reus
5 Causation
6 Mens rea
7 Strict Liability
8 Relationship between actus reus and mens rea
9 Defences (1)
10 Defences (2): affirmative defences
Part III Offences against the person
11 Non-fatal offences
12 Sexual Offences
13 Homicide
Part IV Property Offences
14 Theft
15 Fraud and making off without payment
16 Other property offences
17 Criminal damage
Part V Inchoate offences and complicity
18 Inchoate offences
19 Complicity
Bibliography
Index
