Scots Criminal Law

Preface to the Third Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgements
Table of Cases
Table of Legislation
Commonly Used Abbreviations

Part I. Determining the Appropriate Scope of the Criminal Law
1. Philosophical Underpinnings
2. Principles of Criminalisation
3. Harming and Offending
4. Fairness and Justice in Criminalisation

Part II. Foundations
5. Procedural Framework and Sources
6. Actus Reus and Mens Rea
7. General Principles of Liability
8. Preventive Offences

Part III. Offences which Threaten or Harm Bodily Integrity
9. Homicide
10. Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person
11. Sexual Offences

Part IV. Offences which Threaten or Harm Interests in Property
12. Crimes of Dishonesty
13. Other Property-Related Crimes

Part V. Offences which Protect the Course of Justice and Public Order
14. Offences Against the Course of Justice
15. Public Order Offences
16. Offensive Behaviours

Part VI. Statutory Offences and Business Crime
17. General Principles of Statutory Offences
18. Business Crime, Regulatory Offences, 'White Collar' Crime and Corporate Liability

Part VII. Defences
19. Alibi, Incrimination, Non-Age, Error and Consent
20. Mental Disorder, Unfitness for Trial, Diminished Responsibility, Intoxication and Automatism
21. Coercion, Necessity, Self-Defence, Provocation, Superior Orders and Entrapment

Part VIII
22. Concluding Remarks

Index