Clarkson and Keating Criminal Law; Text and Materials

Examines the main principles and rules of criminal law and explores the theoretical bases upon which they are founded in an easily digestible text Combines the best features of a standard "textbook" with those of a "cases and materials" to provide guidance and direction on the law, whilst presenting a substantial amount of key primary material selected from a diversity of sources Includes extracts from cases and academic articles, carefully edited to make them accessible to students Draws on non-legal contextual material to provide a social context to the law rather than a mere analysis of the rules Includes analysis of leading decisions including G and Another (recklessness), Dica and Konzani (consent) and the Privy Council decision of Holley (provocation) Covers all key developments including the extensive changes resulting from the Sexual Offences Act 2003, the Criminal Justice Act 2003, the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004, the Fraud Act 2006 and the Road Safety Act 2006 and considers the Law Commission Report on reform of the law of homicide.