A casebook on Scottish criminal law

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Edition Details

Language: English
Jurisdiction(s): Scotland
Publication Information: Edinburgh : W. Green, 1988
Publication Type (Medium): Trials, litigation, etc, Cases
Type: Book
Permalink: https://books.lawi.org.uk/a-casebook-on-scottish-criminal-law/ (Stable identifier)

Short Description

XXXIV, 740 pages ; 22 cm

Purpose and Intended Audience

Useful for students learning an area of law, A casebook on Scottish criminal law is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

Responsable Person: by Christopher H.W. Gane and Charles N. Stoddart.
Publication Date: 1988
Country/State: Scotland
Number of Editions: 18 editions
First edition Date: 1980
Last edition Date: 2015
General Notes: Includes index.
Languages: British English
Library of Congress Code: KDC913
Dewey Code: 345.411
ISBN: 041400843X 9780414008434
OCLC: 23901762

Main Contents

Sources and general principles. The external element of crimes. The mental element in crime. Mens rea in statutory offences. Causation, art and part. Defences, assualt and related offences. Homicide and related matters. Theft, robbery and embezzlement, fraud, reset, malicious mischief. Fire-raising and vandalism. Sexual offences. Offences against public order. Order against the Court of Justice.

Summary Note

An essential book for the busy criminal lawyer and for students of criminal law. Concise, practical appreciation of how the law works with analysis of the reasoning behind decisions. Brings together all the important cases in one volume. ”’

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A casebook on Scottish criminal law

A casebook on Scottish criminal law