LAW3300

Criminal law and procedure 312

(LAW)

Associate Professor Bernadette McSherry

12 points + Three hours of lectures per week and + Full-year + Clayton

Synopsis: Students will study the nature of the criminal law; criminal procedure in Victoria; substantive crimes including non-homicidal offences against the person, homicide, theft and allied crimes. Topics with certain general themes will be taught in Semester 2. These will vary from year to year but could involve consideration of the extent to which human rights and civil liberties are recognised in substantive criminal law and procedure; the impact of gender differences in criminal liability; the treatment by the criminal law of persons of differing cultural backgrounds; and the substantive and procedural problems in criminal law posed by the fact that the defendant is a corporation.

Assessment: Mid Year Test: (90 minutes plus 30 minutes reading and noting): 30% + Assignment: 20% + Final Examination (2 hours writing plus 30 minutes reading and noting): 50%