Undergraduate Course: Criminal Law B: Doctrine and Theory (LAWS10122)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | Law |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | This course is concerned with questions of doctrine and theory: how does criminal law operate and how should the criminal law best be structured? The course will consist of an advanced exploration of key components of criminal law, such as responsibility, actus reus, mens rea, justifications and excuses, and an in-depth examination of particular sets of rules such as the definition of homicide, sexual offences, property offences and selected criminal law defences. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Please note that you are very unlikely to get a place on an Honours Law course unless you are on a direct exchange with the School of Law (this includes Erasmus law exchange students). |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
At the conclusion of this course, candidates should have:
(a) an advanced understanding of the structural components of criminal law, particularly as concerns Scotland but more generally in respect of the Anglo-American tradition;
(b) a familiarity with and understanding of the primary and secondary literature in this area;
(c) a detailed understanding of the specific issues studied;
(d) an awareness of the strengths and weaknesses of various ways of structuring the criminal law in these areas, and the ability to critically evaluate alternative approaches;
(e) an improved ability to conduct personal research to an advanced level and to communicate the results of that research in written form. |
Assessment Information
| Essay (1/3 of overall mark) and exam (2/3 of overall mark). |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr James Chalmers
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Course secretary | Mrs Heather Haig
Tel: (0131 6)50 2053
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