Unit name | Criminal Law |
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Unit code | LAWD10014 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Dr. Jennifer Collins |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | University of Bristol Law School |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This course is concerned with the substantive criminal law of England and Wales, introducing students to general principles of criminal liability alongside study of particular offences. Topics include: the main concepts and principles which govern the construction of criminal liability – conduct, fault, causation, complicity, defences to criminal liability; homicide; non-fatal offences; inchoate offences; offences of dishonesty.
By the end of this unit a successful student will be able to:
30 x 50 minute lectures and 8 x 50 minute tutorials.
Formative assessment: one mid-sessional examination in January plus one other piece of formative work.
The (formative) mid-sessional exam is mandatory; the other formative assessment is optional.
Summative assessment: one three-hour examination in May/June, in which students answer 4 questions (at least one essay and at least one problem) from a choice of 8 questions. Students may take unannotated statutes into the examination.
The examination includes both problem type and essay type questions, designed to assess both whether students were able to understand and apply the law across the breadth of the syllabus, and whether they were able to think critically about it. The assessments will assess all of the intended learning outcomes for this unit.