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'Palgrave Law Masters Series has an excellent reputation for providing fantastic introductory texts. The fifth edition of Criminal Law by Jonathan Herring continues in that vein by providing an excellent introductory text on criminal law. Criminal Law is separated into five parts: basic principles of criminal liability; offences against the person; offences against property; defences and participation in crime. Each chapter adopts a similar approach by providing small manageable sections followed by hot topics, summaries, case notes and further reading. These extract sections (over and above the commentary) are excellent features. Jonathan Herring has, impressively, ensured the material remains clear and easy to read. By doing so, he allows the reader to quickly understand the important parts of an offence which the prosecution needs to prove. The reader can then turn to the defences part to consider potential arguments for the defence. Fortunately, the case notes (where appropriate) explain the finer issues which are commonly overlooked in introductory texts. Criminal Law is another excellent text from the Palgrave Law Masters series. It is extremely readable for any reader. It also provides excellent value for money and allows the reader to quickly understand the basic principles of criminal law whilst being alerted to the wider issues'
- Student Law Journal; Review of 5th edition --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
- Student Law Journal; Review of 5th edition --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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The fourth edition of Criminal Law: Text, Cases, and Materials offers an exceptional depth of analysis, a wealth of cases and materials all set within the theoretical context of criminal law. The effective two-part structure of each chapter in the book - the first part explaining the law as it is, the second examining the theoretical aspects - ensures that readers not only gain a secure understanding of the law itself but also acquire a fundamental appreciation of the surrounding philosophical and ethical debates. Important theoretical material is made accessible to students through a particularly engaging writing style. The author's clarity of expression brings the subject to life and places the law in context. This text is an essential and complete resource for all those wanting to get to grips with the always fascinating and sometimes challenging area of criminal law today. Online Resource Centre This book is accompanied by an Online Resource Centre, offering detailed updates to the law following publication, useful weblinks, and guidance on answering questions in the book. Video footage of the author talking about the book and his approach to criminal law provides the perfect introduction to your studies.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book as some extra reading for part of my Open University Law Degree. It is written in an easy to read way and provided clear arguments on many cruical issues. Studying with the OU you tend to have to work things out for yourself from cases and workbooks. This book was much easier to understand than the textbooks provided with the course. The section on Consent as a defence was excellent and helped me get 88% for my essay! Nice one. I also found it great for revision.
I have previosuly bought "Legal Method" from the same series and intend to by the Tort and Contract books for my continuing studies.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book to help me get up to date on criminal law before some work experience & really wished I had had it when studying criminal law. It lays everything out incredibly clearly & tells you about the issues & cases you need to know to pass an exam. Highly recommended.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This was the only book that I had to read in my first year that I actually liked. It was clear and written in a kind of friendly way so that you felt like the writer was trying to explain things rather than prove how clever he was to understand such complicated things. I found the two section approach useful becuase I could start with the basics and stick with that side if I needed to like with intoxication or go over to the hard side with easier topics or so that i could write an essay. It is pretty mcuh like two books in one which is great bacuse it saves money too. The best thing is that it makes the topics interesting. My gran read the chapter on murder although I don't really know why and even she said it was great and kept telling me things that she knew. She said that she'd recommend it to anyone who wanted to write a detetctive story becuase they often get things about the law wrong and it really annoys her. I'd recoommend it to anyone studying criminal law.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
An excellent, engaging and even readable interpretation of the...
Despite this book not officially recognised as one of the most authoritative such as Smith and Hogan, it nevertheless presents a refreshing contrast to the more scholarly texts out... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Apocalyptic Queen
a must buy!
I was recommended to buy 'criminal law 7th edition' by jonathan herring by my University. I am on my second year of LLB and so far I have found this textbook to be very useful,... Read more
Published 7 months ago by LLB Student!
good book
this book is really good. i also used simester and sullivan and lacy (reconstructing criminal law) but this one is the best and most in depth. it got me a first.
Published 11 months ago by Simon Moston
The Best Criminal Law Text Book
This is a very good text book for beginners. It explains legal concepts clearly and includes relevant cases. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Philip Leung
criminal law book
the book is verry helpful for first year law students. it is precise and it gives referrences to relevant case law. Read more
Published 18 months ago by ulpianus
plenty of information
There seems to adequate information in this book, I have as yet not actually taken anything from it as it is for next semestar (good to get things in advance and a reasonable... Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2009 by leekbear
good service
book was in okay condition. happy with my purchase but i should have been told the book was highlighted inside. nevertheless im happy :)
Published on 18 May 2009 by Fauzy C
Well written, easy to understand!
I bought this book to help me with my ILEX criminal law exam. Anybody who has studied ILEX will appreciate that the text is not always written in the most user-friendly way! Read more
Published on 12 April 2009 by Lucy
Concise, written in an accessible style, uses plain english and still...
After having a bit of a battle with the recommended textbooks for Criminal Law when I studied it last year, I started looking around. Read more
Published on 17 Oct 2007 by D. S. Wiggins
Good but not the best
I recommended this text but then felt the need to warn students about some of the dangers of using it. Read more
Published on 6 Aug 2007 by Lecturer
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