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Postgraduate Course: Criminalisation (LAWS11266)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryWhat conduct may the state criminalise? This course will offer students the chance to develop answers to this important and often neglected question within legal and political theory. Drawing on classic debates about the role of notions such as immorality and harm in justifying state coercion, the course would investigate fundamental questions about the ethics of criminalisation. For example, may the state regulate forms of wrongdoing that are harmless or merely offensive, or that harm others in ways to which those others have consented? The course would also consider contemporary controversies about the limits of the criminal law. For example, it will consider the use of the criminal law to control risk and remote harms in contexts such as terrorist activity and anti-social behaviour. A more general aim of the course will be to encourage students to apply philosophical insight and methods to policy debates.
Course description This course is a core (but optional) course for the LLM in Criminal Law and the LLM in Criminal Justice. It is optional for students on other masters programmes within the School of Law.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  25
Course Start Semester 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 176 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Essay (80%) and further exercise (oral or / and written), to be specified in course guide at start of semester (20%).
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be able to:

1. Understand and critically analyse the principal theories of criminalisation, and in particular the significance of concepts of harm and offence in this context.

2. Apply these theories to novel situations and proposals.

3. Assess whether and to what extent existing practices of criminalisation can be justified with reference to these theories.

4. Demonstrate development of key research, communication and personal effectiveness skills:

¿ the ability to synthesise and communicate information and ideas effectively in written and oral form
¿ the ability to present to others research and scholarly work relating to their own and foreign legal cultures
¿ the ability to work independently, seeking relevant advice and support when necessary
¿ the ability to work constructively as a member of a group or team, to assert leadership or follow instructions effectively
Reading List
To be distributed in advance of seminars
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Research skills; oral and written communication skills; problem-solving and critical analysis skills; teamwork skills
KeywordsCriminalisation, criminal law
Contacts
Course organiserDr Andrew Cornford
Tel: (0131 6)51 4085
Email: A.Cornford@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Ginny Spencer
Tel: (0131 6)51 4246
Email: Ginny.Spencer@ed.ac.uk
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