Browse our collection of papers in
Criminal Law

C/L/840. Criminal law: loss of self control

WORDS:
1000
DATE:
2011
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

The paper examines the ‘loss of self control’ as a new defence of provocation to murder introduced by the Coroners and Justice Act (CJA) 2009. Sections of CJA are reviewed comparing their provisions with those of the old law and arguing whether CJA is an improvement over the old law.

 

KEYWORDS: Criminal law, defence, murder, loss of self control, Coroners and Justice Act,

 
Other Papers On: Criminal Law