Waller & Williams Criminal Law provides a critical yet accessible analysis of criminal law in New South Wales and Victoria. It includes comprehensive coverage of all key principles, combining selected principal sources of the criminal law with critical appraisal and evaluation of its doctrines. Current legal and policy debates in criminal justice are highlighted and comparative and policy insights into legal developments of the two common law jurisdictions are provided. The clear discussion and analysis of criminal law concepts makes it an ideal resource for law students and the authoritative discussion is an essential reference for practitioners in the area. The 14th edition includes new leading cases from the principal appellate courts in New South Wales, Victoria and the High Court of Australia, as well as the latest legislative provisions. Recent developments include:
• changes to the Victorian law on attempted rape
• new incitement offences in NSW
• significant new cases on the mental element for drug importation
• changes to the law of excessive self defence, and abortion, in NSW
• new cases on duress as a defence to murder in Victoria
• sexual assault and cognate offences, including law of mistake and affirmative consent
Features
• Clear structure for each offence
• Contextual notes on the development of the law and its application
• Critical policy appraisal of legal developments
• Extracts of key cases supplemented with explanations and illustration
Thomas Crofts is Professor in the School of Law and Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences at City University of Hong Kong and Professor in the School of Law at Sydney University. Professor Crofts has taught Law at Murdoch University, the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) and the Bayerische Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg. He teaches and researches in the fields of Criminal Law, Criminal Justice and Criminology.
Dr Penny Crofts is a Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Technology Sydney. She has been teaching and researching in criminal law for over 20 years and has a Master of Laws from the University of Sydney, a Master of Philosophy in Criminology from Cambridge and a Doctor of Philosophy in Law from Griffith University. Penny is currently undertaking a large project funded by the Australian Research Council entitled ‘Rethinking Institutional Culpability: Criminal Law, Horror and Philosophy'.
Tyrone Kirchengast is Associate Professor and Associate Dean (Postgraduate Programs) in the University of Sydney Law School, and is a member of the Sydney Institute of Criminology. He is a Senior Visiting Fellow at UNSW Law. His research focuses on various facets of criminal law and justice, including victims of crime, law and governance, and the development of institutions of criminal law and justice.