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

Simon Verdun-Jones

Criminal Law in Canada is a core introductory text intended to give students the practical understanding of criminal law that they require to become successful criminal justice system practitioners. Criminal Law in Canada uses an integrated case-oriented approach to appeal to students. It discusses the general principles underlying Canadian criminal law in the context of specific cases decided by the courts. By combining the study of general principles with a close analysis of specific cases, students learn to apply the principles of criminal law to concrete, factual situations that they will face in everyday life or read about in the media.

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Table of Contents for Criminal Law in Canada: Cases, Questions, and the Code, 7th Edition

  • Front Matter
  • 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
  • Chapter 7: Modes of Participation in Crime and Inchoate Offences
  • Chapter 8: Mental Impairment and Criminal Responsibility
  • 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
  • Chapter 12: Self-Defence and Defence of Property
  • Back Matter