"Smith and Hogan: Criminal Law" provides a detailed and critical exposition of
the general principles of criminal liability and the law of the most important
crimes. This new edition has been made more digestible by dividing some of the
longer chapters. It has been fully revised and takes account of recent important
case law, particularly the decisions of the House of Lords in B (a minor) and K
(strict liability), Morgan Smith (provocation) and Hinks (theft). It includes
statutory changes, particularly those made by the Sexual Offences (Amendment)
Act 2000 and the - so far slight - impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 on the
substantive criminal law.