MVV120K Introduction to Common Law Criminal Concepts and Jurisprudence

Faculty of Law
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
0/1. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Ron Cordova (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
MVV120K/01: Mon 8. 4. 15:05–16:35 211, 16:40–18:10 211, Tue 9. 4. 16:40–18:10 133, 18:15–19:45 133, Wed 10. 4. 13:30–15:00 215, 15:05–16:35 124, Thu 11. 4. 9:35–11:05 S71, 11:10–12:40 S71
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
  • Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
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 and how they might differ from the principles of Czech criminal jurisprudence;
With such knowledge, the students should be able to create a model system of criminal law and make reasoned decisions regarding e.g. international extradition requests based on analogue criminal statutes in the requesting and the host states.
Syllabus
  • I. Development of Anglo-American Criminal Law from Germanic Tribal Origins to Magna Carta (1215); Expansion of Anglo-American Criminal Law from Magna Carta to the American War of Independence (1776)
  • II. Criminal Homicide and Other Crimes Against Persons
  • III. Crimes Against Property; Crimes Against Habitation; Crimes Against Public Peace, Morality and Public Decency; Crimes Against Governmental Administration
  • IV. Modern Criminal Constitutional Jurisprudence
  • V. Criminal Procedure and Criminal Trial Tactics
Literature
  • All instructional material will come from the lectures which the teacher will deliver in a modified American/Socratic fashion
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion
Assessment methods
Information on the type of the final assessment will be provided by the teacher in due time.
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught only once.
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