An engaging introduction to some of the more advanced writing on criminal law for a reader with a reasonable grasp of the basic legal principles, illuminated throughout with discussion of the specific issues which reveal the practical significance of different theoretical positions. Also complemented by online access.

Criminalization
Causation
Mens Rea
Assaults
Sexual Offences
Homicide
Property Offences
Inchoate Offences
Accomplices
Defences

JONATHON HERRING is Fellow in Law at Exeter College, Oxford, UK. He is a qualified solicitor, and has also taught at both New Hall and Selwyn College, Cambridge, and Christ Church Oxford.