2019/20 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
LAW2065 Criminal Law
30 creditsClass Size: 30
Module manager: Ms Lydia Bleasdale
Email: L.K.Bleasdale@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2019/20
This module is mutually exclusive with
LAW1141 | Introduction to Criminal Law |
LAW1260 | Criminal Law |
LAW2066 | Criminal Law |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Objectives
By the end of the module students will have a competent understanding of how the criminal law operates; of key aspects of criminal law (e.g. actus reus and mens rea); and of how aspects of the law might usefully be reformed. Students will also be able to analyse those areas of law covered by the syllabus.By the end of the module students will be able to:
- competently recognise, identify, state and analyse legal concepts, values, principles and rules of criminal law;
- apply appropriate terminology and legal reasoning to produce a coherent legal account of an issue of some complexity relating to criminal law;
- interpret criminal law information and data to provide a competent insight into the operation of the criminal law and system and their relationship to relevant social, cultural and political contexts;
- recognise the different political and cultural contexts in which criminal law operates at national and international levels.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module students will be able to:
- recognise, identify, state and analyse legal concepts, values, principles and rules of criminal law;
- apply appropriate terminology and legal reasoning to produce a coherent legal account of an issue of some complexity relating to criminal law;
- interpret criminal law information and data to provide a competent insight into the operation of the criminal law and system and their relationship to relevant social, cultural and political contexts;
- recognise the different political and cultural contexts in which criminal law operates at national and international levels.
Syllabus
Foundations of liability
Criminal Law and power: presentation topics
Criminal Law and managing risk
General defences
Homicide
Consent and criminal law (including non-fatal offences)
Complicity
Property offences
Assessment advice
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Group learning | 1 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
Lecture | 45 | 1.00 | 45.00 |
Seminar | 9 | 1.50 | 13.50 |
Private study hours | 239.50 | ||
Total Contact hours | 60.50 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 300.00 |
Private study
Group work compiling the assessed group presentation ('group learning' activity noted above): 10 hours.Independent study in preparation for seminars, lectures and the examination: 239.5 hours.
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Seminar attendanceAssessed group presentation
Exam
Methods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Written Work | Opinion-Editorial | 20.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 20.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Exams
Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2 hr | 80.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 80.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 13/01/2020
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