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On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. Describe and analyse the general principles of criminal liability;
2. Distinguish between different offences relating to life, person and property
3. Apply substantive knowledge of criminal law to hypothetical factual scenarios
4. Engage with critiques of Irish criminal law
5. Suggest and appraise reforms of the law relating to issues covered in the module
Topics include an introduction to criminal law, the difference between civil and criminal law, the mental and physical components of criminal offences, homicide, non-fatal and theft offences.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 24 |
Seminar (or Webinar) | 4 |
Specified Learning Activities | 20 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 94 |
Total | 142 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Examination: A two hour, closed book examination with a selection of problem and essay questions. | 2 hour End of Trimester Exam | No | Graded | No | 70 |
Assignment: A legal writing exercise requiring analysis of case law, with the appropriate tone, structure and referencing. | Week 4 | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
Students are encouraged to avail of opportunities to discuss their ideas in lectures, as this can be a means of obtaining feedback from the lecturer and from peers. Discussion on prescribed reading is a central component of the seminars in this module, and the group discussion should be regarded as an opportunity to get feedback on one's engagement with the material. General feedback on the exam will be uploaded to Brightspace on the day provisional results are published, highlighting common issues in relation to each question on the exam. Students also have the opportunity of viewing their script after the publication of final results, and reading the comments of the examiner. After viewing their script students may schedule an appointment with the lecturer for further individual feedback.