Instructor(s): Markus Dubber

This course examines the basic concepts of criminal law with particular emphasis on the elements of culpability and the conditions of excuse and justification. It seeks to understand the general part of the criminal law from the point of view of variouperspectiveothe aims and justification of punishment. Right-based and utilitarian theories of punishment are discussed and their implications for doctrine examined. The intersection of criminal law and the Charter forms another central theme of the course adoes the distinction between criminal and public welfare offences. The aim is to understand the penal law as an integrated whole composed of several diverse but interconnected parts. 

Evaluation
Students will be evaluated by a 3-hour open-book final examination (100%).
Academic year
2024 - 2025

At a Glance

Second Term
Credits
5

Enrolment

Maximum
110

109 JD
1 MSL

Schedule

M: 3:40 - 5:00 pm
W: 3:40 - 5:00 pm
Th: 2:10 - 3:30 pm