Scottish Criminal Law Essentials Tapa dura - 2018

Edinburgh Law Essentials Series editor: Nicholas Grier, Abertay University Edinburgh Law Essentials is a fresh series of concise study and revision guides for students of law in Scotland. Designed to provide a quick understanding, to support students through a course and as a time-saving revision guide, each title brings a particular topic into sharp focus. Scottish Criminal Law Essentials is an invaluable study guide for students. Now in its third edition, it provides up-to-date, comprehensive and concise coverage of criminal law in Scotland and is the ideal text for students who come new to the subject and for those preparing for exams. This updated edition takes account of changes to the law since the previous edition in Defences, Homicide, Crimes against Public Order and Sexual Offences, amongst others. Summary sections of Essential Facts and Essential Cases will help students to identify, understand and remember the key elements of the subject. Key features of the new edition include: - Fully up-to-date case law and statute law - Tables of cases and statutes included - Concise guide useful for revision for exams Claire Mcdiarmid is a solicitor and a Reader in Law at the University of Strathclyde. She is author of Scots Criminal Law: A Critical Analysis (with Pamela Ferguson, 2014, Edinburgh University Press) and Childhood and Crime (2007). Cover design: Stuart Dalziel [EUP logo] edinburghuniversitypress.com ISBN 978-1-4744-3356-3 [PPC] ISBN 978-1-4744-2031-0 [cover] Barcode