LAW7088

Modern criminal justice (6 points)

(LAW)

Leader: T.B.A.

Offered:
Not offered in 2004.

Synopsis:

Objectives: On completion of this subject students should have (1) a detailed knowledge of how particular themes or policies are applied in substantive criminal law, procedure and evidence; (2) a capacity to draw on a variety of sources in exploring the underpinnnings of the criminal law and its interaction with religion, morality, ethics, philosophy and medicine; and (3) ratiocinative skills in exploring the inconsistencies and paradoxes of the criminal law when focused on a single concept applied in different circumstances to different categories of persons including victims, suspects and Crown officials.

Assessment: Research assignment (3000 words): 40% + Class participation, problem solving, debating: 10% + Supervised examination (1.5 hours): 50%