LW104-5-FY-CO:
Criminal Law
2016/17
Essex Law School
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 5
Current
30
11 April 2013
Requisites for this module
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LLB M122 English and French Law (Maitrise),
BA MVC5 Philosophy and Law,
BA VM51 Philosophy and Law (Including Year Abroad),
LLB M103 Law (Senior Status),
LLB MN00 Law with Business,
LLB MN01 Law with Business (Including Year Abroad),
LLB MN02 Law with Business (Including Placement Year)
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.
Upon successful completion of the module students will be able to demonstrate:
- knowledge and understanding of the legal elements of criminal liability and the major criminal offences and defences
- an understanding of the criminal law in its wider social, political, and philosophical context
- an ability to read, understand, and critically analyse judicial decisions
- an ability to break down a criminal law statute to its component parts and to interpret the statute
- an ability to analyse and answer factual problems, raising issues of criminal liability
- an ability to critically evaluate the criminal law and differing opinions on the policy and effectiveness of the criminal law, and to present a coherent oral and written argument on that basis
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Compulsory for:
1st Year LLB (Hons) Law, 1st Year LLB (Hons) Law (International Exchange), 1st Year LLB (Hons) English & French Law with Matrise: Masters I, 3rd Year LLB in Law and Philosophy, 1st Year LLB in Law and Human Rights, 1st Year LLB in Law and Politics.
SYLLABUS
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 & Aggravated Assault
5. Homicide
- Murder
- Voluntary Manslaughter: Loss of Control & Diminished Responsibility c. Involuntary Manslaughter: Constructive Manslaughter, Gross Negligence Manslaughter, Reckless Manslaughter
- Corporate Manslaughter
6. Non-Consensual Sexual Offences: Rape, Sexual Assault, Assault by Penetration, Causing a Person to Engage in Sexual Activity
7. Property Offences
- Theft
- Robbery
- Burglary & Aggravated Burglary
- Criminal Damage
8. Strict Liability Offences
9. Defences: Incapacity
- Infancy
- Insanity
- Automatism
- Mistake
- Intoxication
10. Defences: Other General Defences
- Duress
- Duress of Circumstances
- Necessity
- Public/Private Defence
11. Inchoate Crimes: Incitement, Conspiracy, and Attempt
12. Parties to Crime
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Formative Essay |
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0% |
| Coursework |
Assessed Coursework |
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62.5% |
| Practical |
LW104 Participation |
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12.5% |
| Practical |
LW104 Preparation |
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25% |
| Exam |
Main exam: 180 minutes 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 Karen Brennan, Dr Audrey Guinchard, Dr Hedi Viterbo
Law General Office, 01206872529, lawugadmin@essex.ac.uk
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No external examiner information available for this module.
Available via Moodle
Of 248 hours, 40 (16.1%) hours available to students:
208 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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