Physical Description:print xvii, 386 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Edition:3rd ed.
Publisher:Toronto : Harcourt Canada, c2002.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction to Canadian criminal law -- The 'Actus Reus' elements of a criminal offence -- Causation in the criminal law -- The mental element in the criminal law : subjective liability -- The mental element in the criminal law : objective liability -- The special case of regulatory offences : strict and absolute liability in Canada -- Modes of participation in crime and inchoate crimes -- Mental disorder as a defence : the verdict of not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder (NCRMD) -- Defences to a criminal charge : part I -- Defences to a criminal charge : part II.