Criminal Law by Stefan Fafinsky and Emily Finch is a revision text that prepares you for exams by consolidating your understanding of legal concepts and encouraging you to think more deeply about how the law works.
The 11th Edition has been thoroughly updated to include the latest Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court developments including decisions from 2026, expanded coverage of criminal liability, inchoate offences, diminished responsibility, loss of control and medical conditions in connection to murder and manslaughter and non-fatal offences, expanded coverage of sexual offences, criminal damage, insanity, intoxication, self defence, and more.
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Elements of criminal liability
Actus reus
Mens rea
Inchoate offences
Accessorial liability
Murder
Voluntary manslaughter
Involuntary manslaughter
Non-fatal offences
Sexual offences
Criminal damage
Theft
Theft-related offences
Fraud
Insanity and automatism
Intoxication
Self-defence
Duress