Undergraduate - UnitATS3937 - Contemporary issues in European criminal justice

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Criminology
Offered	Prato Term 3 2015 (On-campus block of classes)
Coordinator(s)	Dr James Roffee

Notes

This is an international study program that requires an application to be enrolled - see the Arts PratoArts Prato (http://artsonline.monash.edu.au/prato/) page for further information.
The unit is offered as a Term 3 unit - see the Winter Arts ProgramWinter Arts Program (http://www.monash.edu/students/courses/arts/winter-program.html) page for further information.

Synopsis

This intensively delivered unit is part of our Criminology in Prato programme.
The unit introduces students to the 'European' criminal justice system. It does so through the explanation and evidencing of the existence and construction of a 'European Criminal Law' despite the official discourse to the contrary. The unit provides an overview of the driving forces of Europeanization particularly in criminal law and criminal justice. It examines the impact of traditional European Union (Community) Law in the criminal sphere and assesses cooperation between countries. In particular the unit addresses contemporary issues of extradition and mutual assistance in the EU. Finally the unit explores the relationship between supra-national institutions of the European Court of Human Rights, the Council of Europe and their intersection with different member states criminal laws and procedures.

Outcomes

Upon completion of this unit students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of:

the key elements of the European criminal justice systems;
the driving forces behind the harmonisation of different countries criminal laws and justice systems;
the ways in which European countires are cooperating in matters of criminal justice.

In addition third-year students will be required to demonstrate:

a greater degree of critical analysis;
wider reading and greater comprehension of European criminal justice issues.

The unit seeks to enhance the ability of students to undertake independent research under the guidance of supervision.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.