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Scots Criminal Law: A Critical Analysis 2nd ed

Pamela Ferguson, Claire McDiarmid

ISBN13: 9781845861308

Previous Edition ISBN: 9781845860394

Published: October 2014

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Country of Publication: Scotland

Format: Paperback

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An up-to-date, theoretical and critical focus on Scots Criminal Law for students and practitioners.

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Discusses the redefinitions of the crimes of murder and breach of the peace, and the broader application of the necessity defence
Takes into account key statutory developments including the enactment of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 and the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012

Now in its second edition, Scots Criminal Law: A Critical Analysis provides a clear statement of the current law, focusing on theory and criticism. It also considers what types of behaviours are subject to the criminal law sanction, and why.

Subjects:: Scots Law

Contents:: Table of Cases; Table of Legislation; Commonly Used Abbreviations; 1: Philosophical Underpinnings; 2: Principles of Criminalisation; 3: Harming and Offending; 4: Fairness and Justice in Criminalisation; 5: Procedural Framework and Sources; 6: Actus Reus and Mens Rea; 7: General Principles of Liability; 8: Preventive Offences; 9: Homicide; 10: Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person; 11: Sexual Offences; 12: Crimes of Dishonesty; 13: Other Property-Related Crimes; 14: Offences Against the Course of Justice; 15: Public Order Offences; 16: Offensive Behaviours; 17: General Principles of Statutory Offences; 18: Business Crime, Regulatory Offences, "White Collar" Crime and Corporate Liability; 19: Alibi, Incrimination, Non-Age, Error and Consent; 20: Mental Disorder, Unfitness for Trial, Diminished Responsibility, Intoxication and Automatism; 21: Coercion, Necessity, Self-Defence, Provocation, Superior Orders and Entrapment; 22: The Future Development of Scots Criminal Law; Bibliography; Index.