LLB320 Criminal Law I
This course teaches the vague and yet fundamental conceptual blocks of criminal law. A solid understanding of what is known in the law as the “General Part of Criminal Law’ is critical to understanding what the elements of the specific offences are and by what acts and for what reasons they are held to be met
The course will furnish students with:
- A full understanding of the conceptual blocks of criminal law
- A general understanding of some important criminal law and criminology theories
- Clarity about the Common Law methods and reasons of regulating the state’s use of force against a citizen
- The Nature, Scope, and Aims of Criminal Law
- Punishment
- Actus Reus
- Mens Rea
- Capacity
- Defences
- Justifiable Use of Force
LLB Law with Public Policy core
Offered: Semester One
Course Type: Seminar, Lecture, Experiential