LW104-4-FY-CO:
Criminal Law
2021/22
Essex Law School
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 4
Current
Thursday 07 October 2021
Friday 01 July 2022
30
15 November 2021
Requisites for this module
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LLB M100 Law,
LLB M100MD Law,
LLB M100MS Law,
LLB M101 Law (Including Foundation Year),
LLB M107 Law (Including Placement Year),
LLB M120 Law (Including Year Abroad),
MLAWM199 Law,
MLAWMA98 Law (Including Placement Year),
MLAWMA99 Law (Including Year Abroad),
LLB MM20 Law with Human Rights,
LLB MM21 Law with Human Rights (Including Year Abroad),
LLB MM22 Law with Human Rights (Including Placement Year),
LLB MM30 Law with Human Rights (Including Foundation Year),
LLB MV06 Law with Philosophy (Including Foundation Year),
LLB MV16 Law with Philosophy,
LLB MV18 Law with Philosophy (Including Year Abroad),
LLB MV19 Law with Philosophy (Including Placement Year),
LLB ML14 Law with Politics (Including Year Abroad),
LLB ML15 Law with Politics (Including Placement Year),
LLB ML16 Law with Politics,
LLB ML26 Law with Politics (Including Foundation Year),
BA LM11 Criminology with Criminal Law,
BA LM12 Criminology with Criminal Law (Including Year Abroad),
BA LM13 Criminology with Criminal Law (Including Placement Year),
LLB MM00 Law with Criminology,
LLB MM01 Law with Criminology (Including Year Abroad),
LLB MM02 Law with Criminology (Including Placement Year),
LLB MM03 Law with Criminology (Including Foundation Year),
LLB M1Q3 Law with Literature,
LLB M1Q4 Law with Literature (Including Foundation Year),
LLB M1Q5 Law with Literature (Including Placement Year),
LLB M1Q6 Law with Literature (Including Year Abroad),
LLB M1V1 Law with History,
LLB M1V2 Law with History (Including Foundation Year),
LLB M1V3 Law with History (Including Placement Year),
LLB M1V4 Law with History (Including Year Abroad)
This 30 credit module, which is taught across the academic year, introduces students to the substantive criminal law of England and Wales. This will involve a study of the law governing criminal liability.
To introduce and develop understanding of Criminal Law
By the end of the module students at level 4 should be able to demonstrate the following:
1. Knowledge and understanding of the legal elements of criminal liability and the major criminal offences and defences
2. An understanding of the criminal law in its wider social, political, and philosophical context
3. An ability to read, understand, and analyse judicial decisions
4. An ability to break down a criminal law statute to its component parts and to interpret the statute
5. An ability to analyse and answer factual problems raising issues of criminal liability, and, in particular, to be able to do the following:Identify the legal issue(s) arisingIdentify and explain the relevant law
6. Engage in legal reasoning and problem-solving by applying the law, using relevant statutes and case-law, to the factual scenarioAppreciate the importance of facts and how they can affect legal analysis
7. An ability to evaluate the criminal law and to present a coherent oral and written argument on that basis
8. Knowledge and understanding of the legal elements of criminal liability and the major criminal offences and defences
9. An understanding of the criminal law in its wider social, political, and philosophical context
10. An ability to read, understand, and analyse judicial decisions
11. An ability to break down a criminal law statute to its component parts and to interpret the statute
12. An ability to analyse and answer factual problems raising issues of criminal liability, and, in particular, to be able to do the following
i) Identify the legal issue(s) arising
ii) Identify and explain the relevant law
iii) Engage in legal reasoning and problem-solving by applying the law, using relevant statutes and case-law, to the factual scenario
iv) Appreciate the importance of facts and how they can affect legal analysis
13. An ability to evaluate the criminal law and to present a coherent oral and written argument on that basis
1. An Introduction to Criminal Law:
-Preliminary matters: Classification, Procedure, the Courts, Sentencing, and Appeals
-Criminal Law Theory
2. The Elements of Crime: Actus Reus
3. The Elements of Crime: Mens Rea
- Intention
-Recklessness
-Negligence
4. Offences Against the Person: Assault & Consent as a defence to Offences Against the Person
5. Homicide
-Murder-Voluntary Manslaughter: Loss of Control & DiminishedResponsibility c. Involuntary Manslaughter: Constructive Manslaughter, Gross Negligence Manslaughter, Reckless Manslaughter
6. Non-Consensual Sexual Offences: Rape, Sexual Assault,
7. Property Offences-Theft
8. Defences: Incapacity-Infancy-Insanity-Automatism-Mistake-Intoxication
9. Defences: Other General Defences
-Duress-Duress of Circumstances-Necessity-Public/Private Defence10. Inchoate Crimes: Attempt
11. Parties to CrimeEssential Reading
No information available.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
LW104 - Formative Assignment |
|
0% |
| Coursework |
LW104 - Level 4 - Summative Assignment |
|
50% |
| Practical |
LW104 - Multiple Choice Quizzes |
|
50% |
| Exam |
Main exam: 24hr during Summer (Main Period)
|
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Simon Cooper, email: sjcoop@essex.ac.uk.
Mr Simon Cooper, Dr Audrey Guinchard, Angela Francis, Sabina Garahan, Victor Ediagbonya, Dr Ugochukwu Obibuaku
Law UG Education Administrators: lawschoolug@essex.ac.uk
Yes
No
Yes
Dr Christopher Lloyd
Oxford Brookes University
Senior Lecturer
Available via Moodle
Of 90 hours, 48.5 (53.9%) hours available to students:
3 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
38.5 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.
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