Sexual Offences (2 ed)

This Supplement provides a comprehensive update on all changes in the law, including sentencing practice, since the second edition of Sexual Offences was published in 2013. Contents include:*Sexual Offences against children*Consent to sexual acts*Sexual Offences against persons with mental disabilities and learning difficulties*Changes in disclosure rules and criminal trial procedure*Sentencing principles and updates to existing chapters on sentencing, in light of recent developments*Analysis of all the changes to the law made by the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017*Analyses numerous cases decided by the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and High Court since the second edition*Relevant developments in other jurisdictions*A comprehensive update of developments in both the substantive and procedural law in relation to sexual offencesAbout the authorThomas O Malley is a barrister, a Senior Lecturer in Law at NUI Galway and a member of the Law Reform Commission.

He has published several books on aspects of Irish criminal law and criminal procedure including, most recently, Sentencing Law and Practice 3rd edition (Thomson Reuters, Round Hall, 2016).