Criminal DefencesHandbook for law students and criminal law practitioners. Third edition updating the analysis of the defences available under the law up to 1995, including a much more extensive analysis of provisions of the various criminal codes than previous editions. Also outlines the defences available to commonwealth crimes as well as states with both common law and statutory criminal systems. Includes a table of contents, table of cases, table of statutes and an index. O'Connor is a barrister at law and formerly reader in law at the ANU and Fairall is professor of law at James Cook University and adjunct professor at Bond University. Also available in paperback. |
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50 A Crim accused accused's acquittal actus reus applied assault attempt Australia automatism cause CCA NSW CCA Qld CCA Vic circumstances claim of right coercion commit common law conduct consent considered convicted Court of Appeal Cr App Crim LJ Crimes Act 1900 Criminal Law criminal responsibility Crown death or grievous defence defendant's diminished responsibility duress example excuse felony force grievous bodily harm Griffith Code guilty held High Court homicide impossibility insanity involuntary jurisdictions jury killing larceny liability Lord M'Naghten Rules manslaughter matter mens rea mental disease mind mistake of fact mistaken belief murder necessary necessity negligence Northern Territory NSWLR NZLR offence omission onus ordinary person prosecution Proudman v Dayman provides provocation Queensland question reasonable doubt reasonable grounds recklessness referred relation relevant rule SASR self-control self-defence self-induced intoxication South Wales statutory supra threat tion trial judge unlawful voluntariness