Contents Acknowledgements vii Introduction viii Guided tour x Table of cases and statutes xii Chapter 1: Elements of criminal liability 1 Chapter 2: Actus reus 15Chapter 3: Mens rea 33 Chapter 4: Inchoate offences 49 Chapter 5: Accessorial liability 65 Chapter 6: Murder 83 Chapter 7: Voluntary manslaughter 93 Chapter 8: Involuntary manslaughter 113 Chapter 9: Non-fatal offences 129 Chapter 10: Sexual offences 157 Chapter 11: Criminal damage 173 Chapter 12: Theft 187 Chapter 13: Theft-related offences 205 Chapter 14: Fraud 219 Chapter 15: Insanity and automatism 237 Chapter 16: Intoxication 249 Chapter 17: Self-defence 261 Chapter 18: Duress 275 And finally, before the exam . 287 Glossary of terms 297 Index 301.