? Credit Points : 15  ? SCQF Level : 8  ? Acronym : LAW-2-PL0031

General principles of responsibility for crime; actus reus and mens rea; defences and mitigating factors; specific offences in Scots criminal law, both at common law and by statute.

? Pre-requisites : Available to non-LLB students only when prescribed for a combined programme

Home subject area

Law, (School of Law, Schedule F)

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 1 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information 10/01/2006 11:10 12:00 Lecture Theatre A, David Hume Tower Central

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Tuesday 11:10 12:00 Central Lecture Wednesday 11:10 12:00 Central

? Additional Class Information : Second half of the year. Plus tutorials

As in Course Guide.

Attendance. 100% degree exam.

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May 1 - 2 hour(s) 30 minutes 2ND August 1 - 2 hour(s) 30 minutes

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Heather Haig
Tel : (0131 6)50 2053
Email : Heather.Haig@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Victor Tadros
Tel : (0131 6)50 2031
Email : v.tadros@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/