The law of homicide is probably the most high-profile area of the criminal law, and yet in recent years it has been relatively neglected by law reform agencies. Rethinking English Homicide Law brings together six top English criminal lawyers to discuss the future shape of the English law of homicide and deals with such important topics as the definition of murder, the relevance of mental abnormality provocation, unintentional killings, defenses, and sentencing.

• 1: Andrew Ashworth and Barry Mitchell: Introduction


• 2: William Wilson: Murder and the Structure of Homicide Law


• 3: Ronnie Mackay: Diminished Responsibility and Mental Disorder


• 4: Celia Wells: Provocation: the Paradigm Principle


• 5: Chris Clarkson: Rethinking Involuntary Manslaughter


• 6: Nicola Lacey: Partial Defences in Homicide


• 7: Martin Wasik: Sentencing in Homicide Cases

Andrew Ashworth is Vinerian Professor of English Law at Oxford University