SPECIAL NOTE:
Compulsory unit for students of Law; may be taken as a BSocSc(PoliceStudies) unit. (LAW225 Criminal Law A and LAW226 Criminal Law B are a full year program and must be taken in the same calendar year).
OFFERINGS
Unit
Sem 1
Sem 2
Full Yr
Spring
Summer
Winter
LAW225
H
Key Semester Dates
Semester
Note
Start Date
Census Date
Final WW Date*
End Date
Sem 1
22-FEB-2010
23-MAR-2010
12-APR-2010
28-MAY-2010
*The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see
Withdrawal dates explained for more information).
general principles of criminal responsibility in a Code jurisdiction with reference to the federal setting; and
particular criminal laws together with an appreciation of the socio-legal context in which the criminal law operates.
Strong emphasis is placed on the development of problem-solving skills. The unit begins with an introduction to criminal procedure. The interpretation of relevant statutes is dealt with followed by the study of criminal responsibility and defences. Particular offences studied in detail include assault, homicide, sexual offences, traffic offences, drug offences and property offences.
WEIGHT:
12.5%
ASSESSMENT: Tutorial participation (15%); Tutorial papers (10%); Research Exercise (Legislation) (5%); Semester 1 (LAW225 Criminal Law A) closed-book exam (20%); Semester 2 (LAW226 Criminal Law B) 3-hr closed-book exam (50%).
TEACHING PATTERN: 3x 50-min lectures weekly (26 wks), 50-min tutorial fortnightly (24 wks) over the year for LAW225 and LAW226.
FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS Note: Class attendance may still be required
Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.
Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, J Indonesia, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Z New Zealand.
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Web supported -
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