Criminal Law and Procedure 733523
Subject Objectives
On completion of the subject, students should have a clear understanding of the following specific areas:
- the basic aims, structure and operation of the criminal justice system
- theories of criminal law and its role in contemporary society
- the structure and selected aspects of criminal procedure
- the fundamental principles of substantive criminal law
- knowledge of the legal construction of criminal offences, defences and associated principles of criminal liability
- theories of criminal responsibility
- key issues in contemporary criminal law reform
- key issues in current theories of criminal law
