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Criminal Law in Canada: Cases, Questions, and the Code, 7th Edition

Simon Verdun-Jones
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Simon Verdun-Jones’s bestselling Criminal Law in Canada: Cases, Questions, and the Code is a highly readable, case-filled introduction to criminal law and the Canadian Criminal Code. Structured into two main parts, offences and defences, the book teaches students the doctrine of Canadian criminal law through an examination of the Code and of relevant cases. Each chapter contains an analysis of an important criminal law case, along with accompanying discussion questions. The book contains over 100 study questions with short, fictitious scenario questions for students to test their ability to apply aspects of criminal law to a fact situation.

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ISBN
978-0-17672-441-2
Page Count
374
Publisher
Tophat 1
Publication Date
April 2020
Status
Available
Subjects
Criminal Law and Procedure
Tags
Higher Education Criminal Justice and Criminology

  • Major Canadian criminal law cases examined in an extended box feature in each chapter, with discussion questions.

  • End-of-chapter scenario questions.

  • Figure and illustrations to help students visualize key concepts.

  • Extensive references to case law, compiled in the Index of Cases.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Canadian Criminal Law
Chapter 2: The Actus Reus Elements of a Criminal Offence
Chapter 3: Causation in the Criminal Law
Chapter 4: The Mental Element in the Criminal Law: Subjective Liability
Chapter 5: The Mental Element in the Criminal Law: Objective Liability
Chapter 6: The Special Case of Regulatory Offences: Strict and Absolute Liability in Canada
Chapter 7: Modes of Participation in Crime and Inchoate Offences
Chapter 8: Mental Impairment and Criminal Responsibility: The Defences of “Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder” (NCRMD) and Automatism
Chapter 9: Mistake of Fact, Consent, and Mistake of Law as Defences to a Criminal Charge
Chapter 10: Provocation and Intoxication: Partial Defences to a Criminal Charge
Chapter 11: Necessity and Duress: Two Excuses Recognized by the Courts as Defences to a Criminal Charge
Chapter 12: Self-Defence and Defence of Property

Appendix
Glossary
Index of Cases
Index

  • Instructor's Guide

  • Test Bank

  • Image Library

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Chapter 1 Introduction to Canadian Criminal Law

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