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Birbeck, Alan and Giles, Cameron 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3019-9252
(2025)
Criminal Law.
CILEX Education.
ISBN 9781911698531
Abstract
Criminal law is a fascinating and central aspect of legal education and training in England and Wales. It sets out a foundation on which many other subjects, including sentencing and penal law, criminal advocacy, evidence and litigation, and international criminal law, build upon. It is also an area which is frequently subject to significant developments, through legislation passed in Parliament and in appellate decisions. Recent years have seen the passage of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 and the introduction of the Criminal Justice Bill 2023–24, which fell at the dissolution of Parliament prior to the 2024 general election. This text was initially being written during the pre-election period, as well as briefly following the election. Where we discuss proposed reforms and debates, we have attempted to identify issues of longstanding concern, in addition to issues which are likely to arise over the coming years. We have taken the opportunity to incorporate reflective questions on law reform into several key chapters – we hope you find these useful and thought provoking. This text is intended to provide a grounding both in the application and the evaluation of key aspects of criminal law in England and Wales. We have enjoyed working together on this task, bringing together our respective backgrounds as a criminal barrister and criminal law focused researcher, respectively, as well as our experiences as legal educators at London South Bank University. You will find that each chapter will display our individual idiosyncrasies dependent upon who primarily drafted the chapter (AGB: Chapters 2; 5-7; 9-10; 13-15. CG: Chapters 1; 3-4; 8; 11-12 and 16), demonstrating the different perspectives that can be brought to the study of criminal law. We have used the neutral citation other than where there is no neutral citation. If students wish to venture further, we recommend either Lexis and Westlaw (search by citation) and to use where available the best available report. In a few specific instances we have referenced individual reports where these would advance a student’s understanding. We aspire to state the law as of Wednesday 01/01/2025. We would welcome constructive comments, feedback or other suggestions from readers and can be contacted by email at birbeca2@lsbu.ac.uk and gilesc4@lsbu.ac.uk.
| Item Type: | Book |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | sdg 16 - peace, justice and strong institutions ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/peace_justice_and_strong_institutions |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Oct 2026 13:50 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2026 14:39 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/104794 |
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