Scots Criminal LawA CRITICAL ANALYSISNow in its second edition, Scots Criminal Law - A Critical Analysis not only provides a clear statement of the current law but, retaining the theoretical and critical focus of the first edition, also considers what types of behaviours are subject to the criminal law sanction, and why. In the four years since the first edition, the courts have redefined the crimes of murder and breach of the peace; and broadened the application of the necessity defence. Key statutory developments include the enactment of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010, and the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012.While the book is suitable for use by students and practitioners alike, it will also be stimulating for anyone with an interest in the future development of criminal law.ContentsTable of CasesTable of LegislationCommonly Used Abbreviations1: Philosophical Underpinnings2: Principles of Criminalisation3: Harming and Offending4: Fairness and Justice in Criminalisation5: Procedural Framework and Sources6: Actus Reus and Mens Rea7: General Principles of Liability8: Preventive Offences9: Homicide10: Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person11: Sexual Offences12: Crimes of Dishonesty13: Other Property-Related Crimes14: Offences Against the Course of Justice15: Public Order Offences16: Offensive Behaviours17: General Principles of Statutory Offences18: Business Crime, Regulatory Offences, "White Collar" Crime and Corporate Liability19: Alibi, Incrimination, Non-Age, Error and Consent20: Mental Disorder, Unfitness for Trial, Diminished Responsibility, Intoxication and Automatism21: Coercion, Necessity, Self-Defence, Provocation, Superior Orders and Entrapment22: The Future Development of Scots Criminal LawBibliographyIndexProfessor Pamela Ferguson is a Solicitor and holds the Chair in Scots Law at the University of Dundee. Dr Claire McDiarmid is a Solicitor and Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Strathclyde. Between them, they have been teaching criminal law for more than 45 years.