Textbook of criminal law
By: Dennis J. Baker
Contributors: Williams, Glanville (Glanville Llewelyn), 1911-1997
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1368
ISBN-13: 9780414046139
Subjects: Criminal law; Law
Other titles: Glanville Williams textbook of criminal law
Description: This volume is an exposition and evaluation of the criminal law. Now updated and rewritten for modern criminal law course, the author, Dennis Baker, brings back the classic style of Glanville Williams' insight but focused on modern criminal law today.
Notes: Revised edition of: Textbook of criminal law / by Glanville Williams. 2nd ed. Stevens, 1983.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: PART ONE : GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS:; title: Crime and the criminal law --; title: Judge and jury --; title: The moral and constitutional limits of the criminal law --; title: Intention --; title: Recklessness and negligence --; title: Fault as to circumstances --; title: The external elements of an offence --; title: Causation -- -- PART TWO :; title: THE PROTECTION OF THE PERSON:; title: Non-fatal offences against the person --; title: Sexual aggression --; title: Murder --; title: Involuntary manslaughter --; title: The foetus and the new-born child -- -- PART THREE :; title: INVOLVEMENT IN CRIME:; title: Complicity --; title: Attempt --; title: Conspiracy --; title: Other inchoate offences -- -- PART FOUR :; title: DEFENCES:; title: Ignorance of law --; title: Intoxication --; title: Discipline and authority --; title: Private and public defence --; title: Loss of control --; title: Consent and entrapment --; title: Necessity --; title: Duress and coercion --; title: Automatism --; title: Criminal capacity and insanity --; title: Diminished responsibility -- -- PART FIVE :; title: THE PROTECTION OF PROPERTY:; title: Theft --; title: Robbery and similar offences --; title: Blackmail --; title: Burglary --; title: Handling stolen goods --; title: Fraud --; title: Damage and trespass --; title: Strict liability --; title: Attributed acts : vicarious liability --; title: Corporations : exceptions to strict liabiity.