PrF:MVV86K English Criminal Law - Course Information
MVV86K English Criminal Law
Faculty of LawAutumn 2011
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
- Teacher(s)
- Rebecca Huxley-Binns (lecturer), 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. Eva Kolečková - Timetable
- Mon 24. 10. 13:30–15:00 259, 15:05–16:35 259, Tue 25. 10. 15:05–16:35 257, 16:40–18:10 257, Wed 26. 10. 8:00–9:30 038, 9:35–11:05 038
- 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
- Multidisciplinary studies (programme CST, KOS)
- Law (programme PrF, M-PPV)
- Course objectives
- The aim of this course is to introduce Czech students to the basics of English Criminal Law. The nature of the common law tradition, where case law and legislation intertwine, will be examined, as will a range of decided cases.
- Syllabus
- 1. Introduction to criminal liability 2. The burden of proof 3. Classification of criminal offences and procedural issues 4. Criminal appeals 5. The elements of criminal liability (actus reus, mens rea and an introduction to defences) 6. Unlawful homicide 7. Sentencing
- Literature
- Study materials will be handed over to the students during the course.
- Teaching methods
- lectures, discussions, and workshops
- Assessment methods
- a short test at end the course (multiple choice questions to be done in class with full feedback given)
- Language of instruction
- English
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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