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Clarkson C M V

Understanding criminal law - 3rd - London Sweet & Maxwell 2001 - 321p ix

Contents:
1. Criminal law: an overview;
2. Principles of criminal punishment;
3. Sources of the criminal law;
4. Constitutional limits on the criminal law;
5. Lagality ;
6. Proportionality;
7. Burdens of proof;
8. Presumptions;
9. Actus reus;
10. Mens rea;
11. Strict liability;
12. Mistakes of fact;
13. Mistakes of law;
14. Causation;
15. Concurrence of elements;
16. Defenses: an overview;
17. Justifications and excuses;
18. Self-defense;
19. Defense of others;
20. Defense of property and habitation;
21. Law enforcement;
22. Necessity;
23. Duress;
24. Intoxication;
25. Insanity;
26. Diminished capacity;
27. Attempt;
28. Solicitation;
29. Conspiracy;
30. liability for the acts of others: complicity;
31. Criminal homicide;
32. Theft;
33. Rape;
Table of References to the Model Penal Code;
Table of Cases.

ISBN: 9780820550275

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1.Criminal Law

Dewey Class. No.: 345.000000 / CLA