Subject description
Building on the inter-disciplinary and 'in-context' foundation established by Criminal Law and Procedure A, this subject examines a range of criminal law offences, including property offences, public order offences and drug offences, and the concept of strict liability offences. It also examines selected defences, rules relating to complicity and conspiracy, … For more content click the Read More button below.
Enrolment rules
Pre-Requisite
Equivalence
LLB 180 - Criminal Law and Process B
Tutorial enrolment
Students can enrol online via the Tutorial Enrolment link in SOLS
Delivery
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Teaching staff
Tutors
Engagement hours
Contact Hours:1 hr online Lecture, 2 hr Seminar per week
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students will be able to:
1.
Determine and analyse the components of selected criminal offences;
2.
Determine and analyse the components of selected defences;
3.
Critically engage with the rules relating to extending liability (complicity and conspiracy);
4.
Evaluate the impact of procedural factors on the operation of rules governing offence definitions, defence definitions and the extension of liability;
5.
Identify and apply theoretical and technical knowledge to evaluate the adequacy of existing rules with respect to criminal offences, defences, and extending liability in terms of achieving broader social policy objectives;
6.
Identify and apply criteria for evaluating the adequacy of criminal law reform proposals.