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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 ) $1,825.50
    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
    Mr Stephen Smith
    Dr Jeanne Snelling

    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
    Blackboard

    Lecture

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    L1 Monday 14:00-14:50 9, 11-13, 15-22
    Monday 15:00-15:50 9-10
    Wednesday 14:00-14:50 9-13, 15-22
    Thursday 09:00-09:50 9
    Thursday 14:00-14:50 9-13, 15-16, 18-22
    AND
    M1 Monday 14:00-14:50 29-35, 37-42
    Wednesday 14:00-14:50 29-35, 37-42
    Thursday 14:00-14:50 29-35, 37-42

    Other Teaching

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    A1 Monday 10:00-14:50 10
    Tuesday 09:00-16:50 9

    Tutorial

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend one stream from
    T1 Monday 17:00-17:50 15, 18, 21
    T2 Thursday 15:00-15:50 15, 18, 21
    T3 Monday 17:00-17:50 15, 18, 21
    T4 Thursday 16:00-16:50 15, 18, 21
    T5 Tuesday 14:00-14:50 15, 18, 21
    T6 Tuesday 15:00-15:50 15, 18, 21
    T7 Tuesday 14:00-14:50 15, 18, 21
    T8 Thursday 16:00-16:50 15, 18, 21
    T9 Monday 16:00-16:50 15, 18, 21
    T10 Tuesday 17:00-17:50 15, 18, 21
    T11 Monday 12:00-12:50 15, 18, 21
    T12 Monday 15:00-15:50 15, 18, 21
    T13 Tuesday 15:00-15:50 15, 18, 21
    T14 Monday 11:00-11:50 15, 18, 21
    T15 Thursday 09:00-09:50 15, 18, 21
    T16 Tuesday 17:00-17:50 15, 18, 21
    T17 Thursday 15:00-15:50 15, 18, 21
    T18 Wednesday 16:00-16:50 15, 18, 21
    T19 Thursday 09:00-09:50 15, 18, 21
    T20 Wednesday 16:00-16:50 15, 18, 21

    Workshop

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend one stream from
    A1 Monday 12:00-12:50 30, 34, 39
    A2 Tuesday 12:00-12:50 30, 34, 39
    A3 Wednesday 16:00-16:50 30, 34, 39
    A4 Thursday 13:00-13:50 30, 34, 39
    A5 Monday 13:00-13:50 30, 34, 39
    A6 Thursday 15:00-15:50 30, 34, 39
    A7 Thursday 16:00-16:50 30, 34, 39
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