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 2006
- Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2006
- Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) (Amendment) Act 2007
- Criminal Law (Insanity) Act 2010
- Criminal Law (Defence and the Dwelling) Act 2011
- Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 2011
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013
New Legislation, individual provisions of which will be covered
- Criminal Justice Act 2006
- Criminal Justice Act 2007
- Criminal Justice (Human Trafficking) Act 2008
- Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009
- Criminal Procedure Act 2010
- Criminal Justice Act 2011
- Criminal Justice (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2012
- Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information on Offences against Children and Vulnerable Adults) Act 2012
- Criminal 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)
Written For:
- Law students
- Legal professional entry exams
- Social care and social science courses



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