Burchell, Jonathan M.

Cases and materials on criminal law / originally compiled by Jonathan Burchell and John Milton, fourth edition by Jonathan Burchell. - Fourth edition. - xx, 1410 pages ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Part One: Introduction -- The principle of legality -- Punishment -- Human rights. Part Two: General principles of criminal liability -- Unlawful conduct -- Defences excluding unlawfulness -- Capacity -- Fault (mens rea) -- The contemporaneity rule -- Criminal liability of corporations -- Participation in crime -- Anticipatory and incomplete crimes. Three: Specific crimes -- Crimes against human life -- Crimes against the person -- Crimes against family life -- Crimes against property -- Crimes against community interests -- Crimes against sexual morality -- Crimes against the collective welfare -- Crimes against the government of the state -- Crimes against the administration of justice -- Organised crime.

"The fourth edition of Cases and Materials on Criminal Law includes 26 new extracts covering a range of topics, including the principle of legality, punishment, causation, consent in rape cases, dolus eventualis, knowledge of unlawfulness, common purpose, conspiracy, consensual child sexual experimentation, defamation, robbery, corruption, contempt of court, racketeering and criminal confiscation."--Page [4] of book cover.

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Criminal law--South Africa.

KTL3800BUR 2016