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LAW-20029 - Module Specification
School of Law
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2021/22 Last Updated: 16 February 2022

LAW-20029 - Criminal Law II
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Level: Level 5
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733218

Programme/Approved Electives for 2021/22

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None


Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2021/22

Criminal law has a critical and high profile role in modern society. This module addresses some important and highly contested areas of this area of law including the scope of criminal liability for non-fatal violence, sexual offences, the law of property offences and the inchoate offence of attempts. Each area presents difficult questions for the criminal law and society generally: Why is it so difficult to secure convictions for rape? Why has the common law generally reshaped property offences as offences of dishonesty? At what point should the law impose liability for an attempt? The principles governing judicial approaches to questions such as these are shaped by a range of political, social and theoretical considerations. This module explores these issues in order to provide a critical understanding of a key area of law.

Aims
To enhance students' understanding of the role of criminal law in modern society
To locate criminal law within its social and political context
To develop students' skills in analysing problems and critically evaluating the criminal law
To develop students' understanding of theoretical issues surrounding the criminal law

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/law-20029/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

demonstrate an ability to access, to understand and to critically appraise basic and more advanced concepts in criminal law through cases and statutes: 1
demonstrate the development of a critical appreciation of the criminal law in its theoretical, social and political context: 1
demonstrate advanced problem solving skills in criminal law: 1

Study hours

Lectures (20) hours
Seminars (8) hours
Exam (2) hours
Seminar Preparation (50) hours
Exam Preparation (50) hours
Private Study (20) hours

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Open Book Examination weighted 100%
24-hour online, open book exam
The word limit for the assessment is 3,000 words. Students must answer two questions: the compulsory problem question in Part A, and one essay question from a choice of two in Part B. The questions carry equal weight. The paper will be released on the KLE at 10am on the morning of the exam. Students will have 24 hours to submit their answers. Although 24 hours has been allocated as the time frame within which answers must be submitted, we expect that most students will take no more than 2-3 hours to complete their answers. Answers must be completed and submitted in accordance with the Law School approved rubric for 24-hour online assessments.

Please note that for the 2021/22 Academic Year all programmes will be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there will be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 16 February 2022