Description
Oxford University Press Smith, Hogan, & Ormerod'S Text, Cases, & Materials On Criminal Law by David Ormerod and Karl Laird
Ormerod and Laird present a thorough yet accessible student guide to the criminal law, supported by a wealth of key extracts from judgments, statutes, reports, and academic articles.
The student reader will benefit from the combined expertise of Ormerod and Laird, while also gaining invaluable insights from leading judges and academic commentators
Clear introductory text and supporting commentary helps the reader to contextualize extract materials and to apply the law with confidence
Numerous questions, with selected answer guidance online, are posed across the text both to aid reflection and encourage further investigation
This new edition has been significantly revised to focus wholly on the coverage needed by undergraduate readers
Also available as an e-book with functionality, navigation features, and links that offer extra learning support
About the Author(s)
David Ormerod, Professor of Criminal Justice, University College London and Deputy High Court Judge, and Karl Laird, Lecturer in Law at Exeter College, University of Oxford and a Senior Retained Lecturer at Pembroke College
Professor David Ormerod QC is Professor of Criminal Justice at University College London and a Deputy High Court Judge.
Karl Laird is a Stipendiary Lecturer and Tutor in Law at St Edmund Hall, Oxford. He has also taught at the Universities of Bristol and Cambridge, and at the LSE. He is a Barrister.
Table of Contents
1:Introduction
2:The elements of a crime
3:Causation
4:Omissions
5:Fault
6:Strict liability
7:Murder
8:Voluntary manslaughter
9:Involuntary manslaughter
10:Non-fatal offences against the person
11:Sexual offences
12:Theft
13:Robbery
14:Burglary and related offences
15:Fraud
16:Related offences in the Theft Acts 1968 and 1978
17:Offences of damage to property
18:Parties to offences
19:Attempt
20:Conspiracy
21:Assisting and encouraging: Serious Crime Act 2007, Part 2
22:General defences
23:Mental conditions
24:Intoxication
25:Liability of corporations