Undergraduate Course: Criminal Law Ordinary (LAWS08102)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Law |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | General principles of responsibility for crime; actus reus and mens rea; defences and mitigating factors; specific offences in Scots criminal law, both at common law and by statute. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Legal Reasoning and Legal System (LAWS08106)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | This course is only open to visiting students coming through a direct exchange with the School of Law (this includes Erasmus students on a Law Exchange). |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| At the end of the course the student should have a clear understanding of the structure and principles of the criminal law as well as an understanding of the basic rules. The student should also have begun critically to analyse the criminal law. Finally, the students should have begun to research independently into the criminal law using library resources. |
Assessment Information
| 100% exam, December diet. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Sharon Cowan
Tel: (0131 6)50 8000
Email: s.cowan@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Heather Haig
Tel: (0131 6)50 2053
Email: Heather.Haig@ed.ac.uk |
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