Criminal Law,
6th UK Edition

By Catherine Elliott & Frances Quinn
September 2006
Pearson Education
Distrubuted by Trans-Atlantic Publications Inc.
ISBN: 1405835281
448 pages
$62.50 Paper Original

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Elliott and Quinn’s Criminal Law 6th edition is an established and popular textbook with students and lecturers alike. The book covers English criminal law comprehensively, but concisely. It provides a lively, clear and accurate explanation of the law, presented in a systematic and logical order for learning and revision.

CONTENTS

Table of Cases
Table of Statutes
Introduction
1: Elements of a Crime
2: Strict Liability
3: Murder
4 :Voluntary Manslaughter
5: Involuntary Manslaughter
6: Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person
7: Rape
8: Non-Fraudulent Property Offences
9: Fraudulent Property Offences
10: Inchoate Offences
11: Accomplices
12: Corporate Liability
13: General Defences
14: Codification of the criminal law

Appendix
Bibliography

Features

· Includes contemporary cases and issues in the media to engage students' interest

· Provides clear and short assessments of reform and criticisms of the law

· Describes the law in its social context, often with reference to other jurisdictions

· Provides practical guidance on answering typical exam questions at the end of chapters, and advice on how to apply principles to legal problems

· Supported by a companion website with interactive questions to assess knowledge, further practice exam questions with detailed advice on how to answer them, weblinks and regular updates of legal developments.

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