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LAW4113
Faculty of Law
This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.
6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL
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| Level | Undergraduate |
| Faculty | Faculty of Law |
| Offered | Not offered in 2014 |
Synopsis
Topics will be drawn from both the general part of the criminal law, for example: automatism, insanity, intoxication, duress and entrapment; specific offences, for example, obscenity, contempt, homicide and sexual offences, and issues such as the role of the jury, sentencing and the function of the psychiatrist in the criminal process. Students will be called upon to undertake independent research.
Outcomes
- To provide advanced study in criminal law and procedure by reference to contemporary issues and problems not dealt with or insufficiently covered in LAW3300
- to develop skills in legal research and the presentation of legal material.
Assessment
Compulsory research assignment (2500 words): 50% and examination (2 hours writing time plus 30 minutes reading and noting time): 50%
Chief examiner(s)
Workload requirements
Three hours of lectures per week.
Prerequisites
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