MVV130K Rights of Crime Victims: A California Perspective

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Bradley Weinreb (seminar tutor), doc. JUDr. Jiří Valdhans, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. JUDr. Jiří Valdhans, Ph.D.
Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Mgr. Věra Redrupová, B.A.
Supplier department: Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MVV130K/01: Tue 26. 11. 16:40–18:10 302, Wed 27. 11. 16:40–18:10 160, Thu 28. 11. 13:30–15:00 140, Mon 2. 12. 18:15–19:45 215, Tue 3. 12. 18:15–19:45 215, Wed 4. 12. 18:15–19:45 302
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to:
understand and be able to explain the basic concepts of American criminal law as related to victim rights;
make reasoned decisions and deductions about crime victim psyche and trauma and unique issues that both prosecutors and defense attorneys face when interacting with crime victims.
Syllabus
  • I. Fundementals of Victim Rights in the United States
  • II. Criminal Procedure Overview and California Crime Victim Rights under “Marsy’s Law”
  • III. The Psychological Impact of the Legal System on Rape Survivors
  • IV. Trial Conflict: Victims and the Pro Se Defendant
  • V. Victim Restitution in California
  • VI. Human Trafficking and Polyvictimization
Literature
  • All instructional material will come from the lectures.
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion.
Assessment methods
Final assessment will be multiple choice/short answer dervied from lecture notes.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught only once.
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