Fully revised and updated edition, with a greater focus on standard university criminal law syllabi. All major changes to criminal law up to the end of 2013 are discussed, including:
New Legislation Covered in Detail
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2006Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Act 2007Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2010Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Act 2011Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 2011Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013
New Legislation, individual provisions of which will be covered
Criminal Justice Act 2006Criminal Justice Act 2007Criminal Justice (Human Trafficking) Act 2008Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009Criminal Procedure Act 2010Criminal Justice Act 2011Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable Adults) Act 2012Criminal Law (Human Trafficking) (Amendment) Act 2013
Law Reform Commission Papers
Report on Homicide: Murder and Involuntary Manslaughter (LRC 87-2008)Report on Defences in Criminal Law (LRC 95-2009)Report on Inchoate Offences (LRC 99-2010)Consultation Paper on Sexual Offences and Capacity to Consent (LRC CP 63-2011)
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Law studentsLegal professional entry examsSocial care and social science courses
