Criminal Law mylawchamber premium pack

Michael Jefferson is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Sheffield. He has been the Director of Teaching for the School of Law and Director of Learning and Teaching Development for the Faculty. He was the Chair of the Association of Law Teachers. He teaches and supervises at all levels from first year undergraduates to PhD in both Criminal Law and Employment Law. His publications include a monograph on restraint of trade and confidential information as well as books on Employment Law and articles in the leading Anglo-Welsh law journals.

Part 1 Preliminary matters

1. Introduction to criminal law



Part 2 General Principles

2. Actus reus

3. Mens Rea

4. Strict liability

5. Principal parties and secondary offenders

6. Vicarious and corporate liability

7. Infancy, duress, coercion, necessity and duress of circumstances

8. Mistake, intoxication, self defence

9. Defences of mental disorder

10. Inchoate offences



Part 3 Particular offences

11. Murder

12. Manslaughter

13. Non-fatal offences

14. Rape and other sexual offences

15. Theft and robbery

16. Fraud, amking off without payment

17. Blackmail, burglary, going equipped, handling

18. Criminal damage