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730-102 Criminal Law and Procedure | |
Credit Points | 25 |
Coordinator | Professor D Lanham |
Prerequisites | Torts and the Process of Law; History and Philosophy of Law. |
Semester | 1 and 2 |
Contact | 4 hours per week, except for the last 2 weeks of each semester which may involve contact for 1 (one) only per week in small groups |
Subject Description | The nature and structure of a crime. The aims of the criminal law. The law of homicide including murder, manslaughter under provocation and manslaughter by negligence. Crimes involving injuries and threats. The law of arrest in relation to various kinds of offences. Rape and other sexual offences. Self defence and similar defences involving the use of force. Crimes of responsibility without fault and their defences. Mistake. Intoxication. The law of theft, obtaining property by deception and obtaining financial advantage. Crimes of attempt. The position of those who contribute indirectly to a crime. |
Assessment | Either Research Essay 3000 words (40%) and Final Exam 2 hours (60%); or Final Exam 3 hours (100%). The final examination may be set in a format which requires students who have not submitted a Research Essay to answer an essay on policy matters in the examination. |
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