Criminal Law in Australia, 2nd edition (eBook)

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Criminal Law in Australia, 2nd edition is an engaging introduction to criminal law in all Australian jurisdictions

by Lorraine Finlay (Author) , Tyrone Kirchengast (Author)
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AUD$ 124.00
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Release Date: November 15, 2019
ISBN/ISSN: 9780409350180

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Criminal Law in Australia provides a clear and accessible introduction to the substantive criminal law in all states and territories of Australia.  It encompasses general principles of criminal liability, the major categories of criminal offences, liability for attempts and accessorial liability and concludes with a discussion of the major defences. Interesting scenario problems with suggested responses demonstrate the application of the law in practice. Although primarily written for students, this book is a useful resource for anyone seeking to understand criminal law in Australia.

The second edition has comprehensively updated coverage for all Australian jurisdictions, including the following developments:

  • Sexual assault and cognate offences, including affirmative consent provisions
  • Homicide, including supply of drugs causing death
  • Drug Offences, including reforms allowing for the use of medicinal cannabis
  • Defences, including self-defence in Victoria
  • Reforms to the law of complicity

Features

  • assist readers to understand criminal law principles
  • clearly sets out the mens rea, actus reus and substantive law
  • includes flowcharts, tables and diagrams
  • sample problem with suggested resolution for each chapter

Related Titles

Burton, LexisNexis Questions and Answers: Criminal Law in Queensland and Western Australia, 2nd ed, 2015
Hemming, Feld & Anthony, Criminal Procedure in Australia, 2nd ed, 2019
Hickie & Lloyd, LexisNexis Questions and Answers: Criminal Law for Common Law States, 2nd ed, 2014

 

Featured Authors

Lorraine Finlay
Tyrone Kirchengast

Lorraine Finlay

Lorraine Finlay is the Human Rights Commissioner at the Australian Human Rights Commission. She has previously worked as a Law Lecturer at Murdoch University (with her research and teaching areas including criminal law and justice) and as a State Prosecutor at the ODPP (WA). Lorraine is a former Singapura Scholar and was awarded a dual LLM from New York University and the National University of Singapore.

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Tyrone Kirchengast

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.

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Table of contents

Part 1 Introduction
 

     
  1. Introduction

    2.  

 Part 2 Offences Against the Person
 

     
  1. Assaults

    2.  
  2. Sexual Offences

    3.  
  3. Homicide

    4.  

 Part 3 Property Offences
 

     
  1. Property Offences in New South Wales

    2.  
  2. Property Offences in the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory, South Australia and Victoria

    3.  
  3. Property Offences in Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania

    4.  

 Part 4 Strict Liability
 

     
  1. Strict Liability

    2.  

 Part 5 Drug Offences
 

     
  1. Drug Offences

    2.  

 Part 6 Attempts and Complicity
 

     
  1. Attempts

    2.  
  2. Participation in Crime

    3.  

 Part 7 Defences
 

     
  1. Provocation

    2.  
  2. Self-defence

    3.  
  3. Mistake and Criminal Responsibility

    4.  
  4. Mental Impairment and Related Defences

    5.
 

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