Table of Contents

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.

About the Author

Pamela R. Ferguson is a solicitor and Chair in Scots Law at the University of Dundee. Claire McDiarmid is a solicitor and Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Strathclyde. Between them, they have been teaching criminal law for more than 45 years.

Reviews

The second edition of this text has been updated to reflect the significant changes seen to Scots criminal law in recent years. The references to Scottish crime statistics, case law and academic work are certainly the most up to date available for students or practitioners looking to a single source ... The detail included in the book, suggested by its 600 plus pages, is impressive. The cases referred to extend, of course, beyond Scotland and into other jurisdictions ... Overall, the depth of material contained within this text makes it a valuable resource for all those interested in criminal law, whether that be in the realms of practice or as an academic pursuit.--Rachel McPherson, University of Glasgow "Edinburgh Law Review"