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Criminal Law?

  • 18-10-2011 08:48PM
    #1
    njd2010
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 244 ✭✭


    Can anyone recommend any textbooks for first year Criminal Law that aren't overly long/difficult to read? I missed a week and a half due to illness which isn't a problem for my other subjects but I was already a good bit behind on Criminal due to the lecturer being impossible to listen to without falling asleep.
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  • #2
    freyners
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,298 ✭✭✭freyners


    who have ya????


    Most law books are quite tedious to read....simple fact of the course your doing. Ger Coffeys book i found perfect for me but others had issues with it. Anything in the short loan section in the library is your best bet...most relevant ones are in there


  • #3
    shabouwcaw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 114 ✭✭shabouwcaw


    get the criminal law nutshell? won't get you a high B or an A, but for catching up, all you need is a nutshell.


  • #4
    njd2010
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 244 ✭✭njd2010


    shabouwcaw wrote: »
    get the criminal law nutshell? won't get you a high B or an A, but for catching up, all you need is a nutshell.
    Just got that today, it's laid out in a bit of a weird way though so I'm gonna keep looking for a proper textbook anyway.

    I've got Andrea Ryan, she's the only lecturer I don't like. Also have Veronica something for the tutorials, and she's the only tutor I don't like... She's why I need to catch up so fast actually, she kicks people out if they don't know their stuff.


  • #5
    Jikashi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,060 ✭✭✭Jikashi


    Criminal Law: Cases and Materials by Smith and Hogan is a great book for getting case examples, which you can use to timeline the evolution of law in that topic in England and Ireland. I went into the exam with about fifty cases, their facts and importance, ready to be rattled off from that book alone


  • #6
    njd2010
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 244 ✭✭njd2010


    Jikashi wrote: »
    Criminal Law: Cases and Materials by Smith and Hogan is a great book for getting case examples, which you can use to timeline the evolution of law in that topic in England and Ireland. I went into the exam with about fifty cases, their facts and importance, ready to be rattled off from that book alone

    Perfect, thank you!


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