Foreword

• Author: Kent Roach
• Profession: Faculty of Law and Centre of Criminology.University of Toronto
• Pages: 21-21

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FOR E WOR D

It is a great pleasure to wr ite this foreword to the sixth edit ion of my

colleague Kent Roach’s book, Criminal Law. There is no Canadian book

like it and all those study ing criminal law will be indebted to Profes sor

Roach for his very readable and careful analysis of Canadian crim inal

law. This book will be an excellent companion for students in cri m-

inal law courses both in the law schools and cri minology and criminal

justice departments. As is demonstrated by its citation by the Supreme

Court and other courts, even judges and sea soned criminal lawyers

will benef‌it from readi ng the thoughtful views on the ba sic principles

of criminal l aw articulated in this book. In addition, it deal s with many

new developments in criminal law, such as new developments relating

to the duress defence. The fact that Professor Roach ha s acted as coun-

sel in a number of important Char ter and sentencing case s discussed

in the book provides an added dimen sion to this work. This thoroughly

revised sixth edition, like the earlier ed itions, is destined to be w idely

used and praised. I look forward to many future editions of thi s valu-

able book.

Martin L. Fr iedland, C.C., Q.C.

Professor of Law and University Profess or Emeritus

Universit y of Toronto