Criminal Law

William Wilson is Emeritus Professor of Criminal Law at Queen Mary, University of London.Laura Lammasniemi is an Associate Professor at University or Warwick and Course Convenor and Chief Examiner for criminal law on the University of London International Laws Programme.

• Contents in briefPart I Introduction Understanding Criminal LawDecisions to criminalisePunishmentPart II General principles of criminal liability Actus reusCausationMens reaStrict liabilityRelationship between actus reus and mens reaDefences (1): introduction to defences and failure of proofDefences (2): affirmative defencesPart III Offences against the person Non-fatal offencesSexual offencesHomicidePart IV Property offences TheftFraud and making off without paymentOther property offencesCriminal damagePart V Inchoate offences and complicity Inchoate offencesComplicity