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    Overview

    General principles of criminal liability. The law relating to indictable and other selected offences. Procedure on indictment and summary procedure (excluding evidence).

    The study of Second-Year Law subjects provides the essential knowledge and skills basis for the rest of the law degree. The analytical, problem-solving and reading skills you acquired in LAWS 101 The Legal System will be further developed.

    About this paper

    Paper title Criminal Law
    Subject Law
    EFTS 0.25
    Points 30 points
    Teaching period Full Year (On campus)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $2,051.00
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Prerequisite
    LAWS 101
    Limited to
    LLB
    Contact
    law@otago.ac.nz
    Teaching staff

    Professor Margaret Briggs

    Textbooks
    All course materials for this paper are provided by the Faculty.
    Graduate Attributes Emphasised
    Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
    View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
    Learning Outcomes

    Students who successfully complete LAWS 201 Criminal Law will gain knowledge of general principles of criminal liability.

    Timetable

    Full Year

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught On Campus
    Learning management system
    Aoroa

    Lecture

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    B1 Monday 15:00-15:50 10-14, 16-17, 19-22, 29-35, 37-42
    Wednesday 15:00-15:50 10-14, 16-22, 29-35, 37-42
    Thursday 15:00-15:50 10-14, 16-22, 29-35, 37-42

    Other Teaching

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    A1 Monday 09:00-10:50 9
    Monday 13:00-14:50 9
    Tuesday 09:00-16:50 9
    Wednesday 11:00-11:50 9
    Wednesday 12:00-12:50 9
    Wednesday 14:00-14:50 9
    Wednesday 15:00-15:50 9
    Thursday 10:00-10:50 9
    Thursday 11:00-11:50 9
    Thursday 14:00-14:50 9
    Thursday 15:00-15:50 9
    Friday 09:00-09:50 9
    Friday 10:00-10:50 9
    Friday 12:00-12:50 9
    Friday 13:00-13:50 9

    Tutorial

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend one stream from
    A1 Monday 09:00-09:50 14, 19, 22
    A2 Monday 10:00-10:50 14, 19, 22
    A3 Monday 10:00-10:50 14, 19, 22
    A4 Monday 11:00-11:50 14, 19, 22
    A5 Monday 11:00-11:50 14, 19, 22
    A6 Tuesday 09:00-09:50 14, 19, 22
    A7 Tuesday 09:00-09:50 14, 19, 22
    A8 Tuesday 10:00-10:50 14, 19, 22
    A9 Tuesday 10:00-10:50 14, 19, 22
    A10 Tuesday 11:00-11:50 14, 19, 22
    A11 Tuesday 11:00-11:50 14, 19, 22
    A12 Wednesday 08:00-08:50 14, 19, 22
    A13 Wednesday 09:00-09:50 14, 19, 22
    A14 Wednesday 09:00-09:50 14, 19, 22
    A15 Wednesday 10:00-10:50 14, 19, 22
    A16 Thursday 09:00-09:50 14, 19, 22
    A17 Thursday 09:00-09:50 14, 19, 22
    A18 Thursday 11:00-11:50 14, 19, 22
    A19 Thursday 11:00-11:50 14, 19, 22

    Workshop

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend one stream from
    A1 Monday 09:00-09:50 30, 34, 38, 42
    A2 Monday 10:00-10:50 34, 38, 42
    Tuesday 10:00-10:50 30
    A3 Tuesday 12:00-12:50 34, 38, 42
    Tuesday 14:00-14:50 30
    A4 Wednesday 13:00-13:50 30
    Wednesday 16:00-16:50 34, 38, 42
    A5 Wednesday 16:00-16:50 30
    Thursday 12:00-12:50 34, 38, 42
    A6 Thursday 11:00-11:50 30
    Thursday 14:00-14:50 34, 38, 42
    A7 Thursday 12:00-12:50 30
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