Chapter 1: The Criminal Law: Context, Sources and History -
Chapter 2 The Criminal Process, Harm and Punishment -
Chapter 3 Physical Elements of Crimes -
Chapter 4 Fault Elements of Crimes -
Chapter 5 Causation -
Chapter 6 The Concurrence Principle -
Chapter 7 Strict Liability -
Chapter 8 Homicide: Structure, Principles and Punishment -
Chapter 9 Culpable Homicide and Murder -
Chapter 10 Other Homicide Offences and Homicide Law Reform -
Chapter 11 The Non-Fatal Offences: Structure, Principles and Punishment -
Chapter 12 The Non-Fatal Offences: Consent, Provocation, Family Violence andSexual Offences -
Chapter 13 Property Offences: Structure, Principles and Theft -
Chapter 14 Misappropriation, Breach of Trust and Cheating -
Chapter 15 Receiving, Extortion, Robbery and Burglary -
Chapter 16 An Overview of Criminal Defences -
Chapter 17 Mistake -
Chapter 18 Accident -
Chapter 19 Consent -
Chapter 20 Private Defence -
Chapter 21 Exceeding Private Defence -
Chapter 22 Duress -
Chapter 23 Necessity -
Chapter 24 Unsoundness of mind -
Chapter 25 Intoxication -
Chapter 26 Automatism -
Chapter 27 Diminished Responsibility -
Chapter 28 Infancy -
Chapter 29 Provocation -
Chapter 30 Sudden Fight -
Chapter 31 Infanticide -
Chapter 32 Slight Harm -
Chapter 33 Protection Accorded to Public Servants -
Chapter 34 Abetment and Criminal Conspiracy -
Chapter 35 Joint Liability -
Chapter 36 Attempts -
Chapter 37 Corporate Criminal Liability-
Chapter 38 Revitalising the Penal Code: A Challenge -
Index.

This book is essential for legal practitioners, judges, scholars and students. The detailed analysis of the principles, workings, and complexities of criminal law in each chapter is done in an organised and structured manner, with clear headings and sub-headings that make it easy for referencing and review. A comprehensive analysis on major cases, academic commentary and law reform perspectives on criminal law clearly makes the book an authoritative text referred to in legal proceedings, judgments and scholarly journals.