Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Online
Module Offerings
4501LAWBHO-JAN-MTP
Aims
To introduce students to the underpinning principles to criminal liability and legal defences.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Explain, illustrate and demonstrate legal knowledge of the main substantive offences and defences in a succinct, coherent and logical structure.
2.
Demonstrate a sufficient degree of specialist knowledge in the subject area.
3.
Appraise a particular area of debate in criminal law and evaluate the merits/benefits or drawbacks of the current state of law.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
The criminal justice system
criminal liability
defences
Incohate liability
Participatory liability
Homicide
Non-fatal offences
Property Offences
Sentencing
The criminal justice system
criminal liability
defences
Incohate liability
Participatory liability
Homicide
Non-fatal offences
Property Offences
Sentencing
Additional Information:
This module that aims to introduce the student to the essential principles of substantive offences and defences in criminal law.
This module that aims to introduce the student to the essential principles of substantive offences and defences in criminal law.