LAWS202-09W (C) Whole Year 2009

Criminal Law

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 23 February 2009
End Date: Sunday, 15 November 2009
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 8 March 2009
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 6 September 2009

Description

The general principles of criminal liability. The law relating to indictable and other selected offences chargeable under New Zealand law. Procedure on indictment and summary procedure (excluding evidence).

The general principles of criminal liability. The law relating to indictable and other selected offences chargeable under New Zealand law. Procedure on indictment and summary procedure (excluding evidence).

THE AIMS OF THE COURSE are:
•   to give students a critical understanding of the main features of the criminal law of New Zealand;
•   to introduce students to the main features of legal procedure relevant to criminal cases;
•   to introduce students to issues to be considered in any reform of the criminal law.

Learning Outcomes

  • THE OBJECTS OF THE COURSE are:
  •   to allow students to develop an ability to appreciate how, and in what circumstances the legal principles of the criminal law apply;
  •   to allow students to understand the impact of existing rules of law or proposed changes.

Prerequisites

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Neil Boister

Lecturers

Chris Gallavin and Jeremy Finn

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Midsessional Test 27 Apr 2009 20%
Essay 21 Aug 2009 15%
Final Examination 65%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Simester, A. P. , Brookbanks, Warren J; Principles of criminal law ; 3rd ed; Thomson Brookers, 2007.

Recommended Reading

Robertson, J. Bruce , Finn, Jeremy., Adams, Francis Boyd, Sir; Adams on criminal law ; 2008 student ed., [5th student ed.]; Thomson Brookers, 2007.

Course links

Library portal

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,129.00

International fee $5,200.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Limited Entry Course

Maximum enrolment is 250

For further information see Faculty of Law .

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