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Criminal Law

Books

Online guide to finding books in the Library

General areas to browse in the the library

Common law criminal law material is shelved at SJ150
Comparative criminal law material is shelved at SB30

N.B. Please see also FOL sections for large sized materials

A number of core texts are shelved in the Short Loan collection. Check the Library Catalogue for details.

Selection of specific book titles

Archbold, J. F.

Archbold: criminal pleading, evidence and practice

2012

Archbold, J.F. et al. Archbold : international criminal courts practice, procedure and evidence 2009

Ashworth, A.

The criminal process

2010

Ashworth, A.

Principles of criminal law

2009

Ashworth, A.

Sentencing and criminal justice

2010

Bantekas, I. et al. International and European financial criminal law 2006

Bassiouni, M.

International criminal law, 3 volumes

2008

Cassese, A. et al

The Rome statute of the international criminal court

2002

Clarkson, C. M. V. & Keating, H. M.

Criminal law: text and materials

2007

Cryer, R. An introduction to international criminal law and procedure. 2010
Dennis, I.H. Law of evidence 2010

Fletcher, G. P.

 

Rethinking criminal law

 

2000

Maguire, M., Morgan, R. & Reiner, R.

The Oxford handbook of criminology

2007

Ormerod, D.

Smith & Hogan criminal law

2011

Ormerod, D.

Smith & Hogan criminal law cases and materials

2009

Schabas, W.

 

The abolition of the death penalty in international law

 

2002

Padfield, N. Text and materials on the criminal justice process. 2008
Schabas, W. An introduction to the international criminal court 2011
Simester, A.P. Simester and Sullivan's criminal law: theory and doctrine 2010

Sprack, J.

A practical approach to criminal procedure

2008

Trapp, K. State responsibility for international terrorism 2011

Wyngaert, C. van den

 

International criminal law: a collection of international and European instruments

 

2005

Zander, M.

 

The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

 

2005

Zander, M.

Cases and Materials on the English Legal System

2007

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Web Resource Guides

 

Bibliography of International Criminal Law : Online bibliography on international criminal law compiled by the Peace Palace Library

Globalex . Comparative criminal procedure: a selective bibliography : A guide to  primary and secondary resources including relevant web links, presented by  Lyonette Louis-Jacques, University of Chicago

GlobaLex. International criminal courts for the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone: a guide to online and print resources.

Hieros Gamos
Links to the UN, EU, NAFTA and GATT websites

LawLinks (University of Kent)

Lawbore (City University)
Annotated links to selected sources on criminal law

Eagle-i : Annotated links to  selected quality sites covering criminal justice.

Worldlii (Subject Section)
Sources of criminal law from around the world

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Legislation, Treaties and Conventions

Online guide to finding legislation in the library

A selection of resources held in the Library (printed and electronic)

Great Britain Public and General Acts

Also available on the UK Statutes database

Halsbury's Statutes

Up-to-date electronic sources with commentary available on LexisNexis Butterworths, and Westlaw databases

United Kingdom Treaty Series

United Nations Treaty Series

International Legal Materials

Selection of websites

German Criminal code/Strafgesetzbuch (English Translation)   An up to date English translation of the code (including amendments of Oct 2009)
Legislation related to the attack of September 11th 2001    

The UN Convention against transnational organized crime and its protocols

 

The first legally binding UN instrument in the field of crime

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda    
Lockerbie Judgment    Access to documents from the judgment and appeal

 

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Cases

Online guide to finding cases in the library

Selection of titles held by the Library or available in full text on the Internet

All England Law Reports

 

Part of Lexis Library

Weekly Law Reports

 

Also accessible on Justis.com

The Criminal Appeal Reports

 

The Criminal Appeal Reports (sentencing)

 

The International Court of Justice. Reports of Judgments.

 

ICJ web site

European Court Reports

 

Also accessible on Justis.com

Proceedings of the Old Bailey 1674-1834    

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Journal Articles

Online guide to finding journal articles in the library

Selection of titles held by the Library or available in full text on the Internet.

American journal of criminal law

Also available on Hein

British journal of criminology

Also available on Hein

Criminal law journal

Criminal law review

Current issues in criminal justice

Also available on Hein

Journal of criminal law

Also available on Hein

Journal of criminal law and criminology Also available on Hein

Journal of international criminal justice

Also available on OUP

Selection of specific articles held by the Library or available in full text on the Internet.

 

Kirsch, P. & Holmes, John T. The Rome Conference on an International Criminal Court: the Negotiating Process

 

[1999]  93 AJIL 2

 

American Journal of International Law

Remote access via Hein

Joyce, Daniel. The Historical Function of International Criminal Trials: Re-thinking International Criminal Law

 

[2004] 73 Nord. J. Intl. L 461

 

Nordic Journal of International Law

Remote access via Hein or Ingenta

Redmayne, M. Rethinking the Privilege Against Self-Incrimination

 

[2007] 27 OJLS 209

 

Oxford Journal of Legal Studies

Remote access via Ingenta

Roberts, A. Pre-trial Defence rights and the Fair Use of Eyewitness Identification Procedures.

 

[2008] 71 MLR 331

 

Modern Law Review

Remote access via Ingenta

Temkin, J. Sexual History Evidence - Beware the Backlash

 

[2003] Crim L R 217

 

Criminal Law Review

Available on Westlaw

 

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