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.
Autorentext
AP Simester is Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore and Honorary Research Fellow at the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge.
JR Spencer QC is Professor of Law at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Selwyn College, Cambridge.
GR Sullivan is Emeritus Professor of Law at University College, London.
GJ Virgo is Professor of English Private Law at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Downing College, Cambridge.
Inhalt
1 Criminal law: definition and ambit
2 The rule of law and the European 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