Criminal Law

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Criminal Law
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jonathan Herring
SeriesMacmillan Law Masters
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:355
Dimensions(mm): Height 246,Width 171
ISBN/Barcode 9781137604576
ClassificationsDewey:345.42
Audience
Undergraduate
Edition 10th ed. 2017
Illustrations XXVII, 355 p.

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Red Globe Press
Publication Date 15 April 2017
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This bestselling, classic textbook provides a clear and straightforward account of criminal law, while also introducing current debates about the nature, scope and functions of the law and discussing wider controversies surrounding the basic doctrines. Written by one of the UK's leading experts on criminal law, this book is compact yet comprehensive, well-structured, stimulating and engaging. This is an ideal text for all students taking undergraduate and GDL/CPE courses in criminal law. Each chapter includes a Case Notes section which gives, in respect of the key cases mentioned in the text, a short account of the facts and decision.

Author Biography

Jonathan Herring is Professor of Law at the University of Oxford and a Fellow in Law at Exeter College, Oxford. He is series editor of the Great Debates in Law series, also published by Macmillan International Higher Education.