Criminal Law Essays

Indecent Images of Children (IIoC) Legislation
Example essay. Last modified: 19th Feb 2025
Introduction: The most recent addition to the law of IIoC was made via section 64 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009....

Law of Defamation
Example essay. Last modified: 18th Feb 2025
Introduction: A criminal law sample essay for LawTeacher.net encompasses the laws of defamation for UK Law and EU Law....

ADR and Mediation
Example essay. Last modified: 18th Feb 2025
Introduction: A criminal law sample ssay for LawTeachers.net titled ADR and Meditation....

The Rule in Rylands vs Fletcher
Example essay. Last modified: 6th Feb 2024
Introduction: This paper focuses on the rule of Rylands vs. Fletcher. A case heard in the 1860s where Fletcher sued Rylands for damage the plaintiff believed the defendant caused....

Sexual Offences Act 2003
Example essay. Last modified: 12th Jan 2024
Introduction: A number of criminal offences under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (the Act) require consideration of the issue of consent....

Strict Liability in Criminal Law
Example essay. Last modified: 21st Sep 2023
Introduction: In Criminal Law strict liability is an offence that is imposed despite at least one element of mens rea being absent thus the reticence of the courts to impose such liability without this crucial element being present....

M'Naghten Rules: Knowledge of Wrong and the Windle Case
Example essay. Last modified: 22nd Oct 2021
Introduction: This essay will explore the understanding of M’Naghten Rules and the exploration of the Windle case. It will consider whether the “Knowledge of Wrong” as defined by M’Naghten is a satisfactory test of criminality or not, and explore the argument for a review....

Miscarriage of Justice Case: Sally Clark
Example essay. Last modified: 5th Oct 2021
Introduction: This paper has looked at miscarriages of justice, specifically related to the case of Sally Clark and the expert witness evidence used in her trial. The paper has aimed to show that despite their increasing use expert witness come with inherent problems....

Voluntary Manslaughter and Diminished Responsibility Cases
Example essay. Last modified: 24th Sep 2021
Introduction: Voluntary Manslaughter consists of three significant factors which create defences when a person is charged with murder....

OAPA 1861 Application in Non Fatal Offences
Example essay. Last modified: 24th Sep 2021
Introduction: This essay will set out to explain the current law on non-fatal offences and examine whether the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 is satisfactory. ...

Issue of Consent in R v Brown
Example essay. Last modified: 22nd Sep 2021
Introduction: The case of R v Brown [1994] 1 AC 212 demonstrates the potential for prejudice to affect outcomes in criminal law cases....

Act or Omission Punishable by Law Under the Penal Code
Example essay. Last modified: 21st Sep 2021
Introduction: Felony is defined under the penal code as an act or omission punishable by law, committed through culpa or dolo....

The Jury System
Example essay. Last modified: 21st Sep 2021
Introduction: The concept of the jury system was probably imported into Britain after the Norman Conquest, though its early functions were quite different from those today....

History of Miranda Rights (USA) - The Fifth Amendment
Example essay. Last modified: 31st Aug 2021
Introduction: This paper is a full explanation of what the Miranda rights are, causes related to Miranda rights and most importantly, the cause of Miranda rights and its significance today....

General Presumption in 10 Indian Rape Cases
Example essay. Last modified: 31st Aug 2021
Introduction: The following are the 10 important cases relating to General Presumption under section 114A of The Indian Evidence act, 1872...

Criminal or Civil Standard of Proof
Example essay. Last modified: 31st Aug 2021
Introduction: The standard of proof, in essence, can be loosely defined as the quantum of evidence that must be presented before a Court before a fact can be said to exist or not exist. As the type of cases before a Court can be classified into criminal or civil, so can the standard of proof...

Case Summary of Speluncean Explorers
Example essay. Last modified: 26th Aug 2021
Introduction: Once the explorers were cut off from society, they returned to a state of nature and society’s laws did not apply to them. This stems from the proposition that our law is predicated on the possibility of men’s coexistence in society. Our law functions to facilitate and improve men’s coexistence....

Adversarial and Inquisitorial Systems of Justice
Example essay. Last modified: 26th Aug 2021
Introduction: Adversarial and inquisitorial systems of justice represent two different means of conducting trials with adversarial systems used in common law jurisdictions such as England and the inquisitorial system being prevalent in mainland Europe. This essay will outline the characteristics of each system and consider which one is best suited to the assessment and evaluation of facts....

Strengths and Weaknesses of Labelling Theory
Example essay. Last modified: 26th Aug 2021
Introduction: Labeling theory was quite popular in the 1960s and early 1970s, but then fell into decline—partly as a result of the mixed results of empirical research. This essay will go on to show the origins of labelling theory, the theory itself and will show its strengths and weaknesses using various case-studies and examples....

Pre Trial Decisions and Rising Guilty Pleas
Example essay. Last modified: 11th Jun 2021
Introduction: The ‘Mass Production Of Guilty Pleas’ Is The Primary Purpose Of The Pre Trial Decisions. Discuss. What is a guilty plea and how is it that the guilty pleas of defendants keep rising? Is it to do with mens rea? Or are they just doing as their told?...

Electronic Surveillance and RIPA
Example essay. Last modified: 11th Jun 2021
Introduction: It will be argued that the increased use of electronic surveillance is unlikely to lead to the demise of human intelligence sources, this assignment will show that the two will work together and that regulation will ensure that that they will both enhance each other....

4th Amendment and Police Body Worn Cameras
Example essay. Last modified: 10th Jun 2021
Introduction: Freund (2015) studied the body camera issue and the 4th amendment implications by comparing them to other surveillance devices. In his study, he focused on dashboard camera recordings and the surveillance cameras. He later found that the main difference is that where those two devices are usually placed, an ordinary citizen can not have a reasonable expectation of privacy...

US Homicide Laws
Example essay. Last modified: 10th Jun 2021
Introduction: In conclusion of this paper each type of homicide is a serious offense. However, getting convicted of first degree murder is going to represent the longest punishment period. In addition, justifiable homicide is going to have the least, to no punishment time depending on the situation....

Evaluation of Proposition 63, California's Safety for All Act
Example essay. Last modified: 9th Jun 2021
Introduction: At this time in California, citizens must go through a background check to purchase firearms, but it is believed that this is not enough. Proposition 63 “The Safety for All Act”, states that citizens of California should not only have to go through a thorough background check to purchase firearms, but ammunition as well...

Unlawful Surveillance - Caitlin Cobb and Joe Johnson
Example essay. Last modified: 9th Jun 2021
Introduction: Cobb’s privacy and reputation were put on the line. Caitlin Cobb fell victim to the very few and underdeveloped laws that are in place to protect both victims and companies. The few laws in place are not equipped to protect individuals from the harmful and unguarded territories the Internet has to offer....