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| Location | Domestic | International |
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| Gold Coast | ||
| Online |
Unit description
Provides the student with an understanding of the principles of substantive Australian criminal law, including a detailed knowledge of the application of these principles in respect of major crimes and defences, as well as the doctrines of complicity and inchoate criminal liability.
Unit content
Part 1 – Introduction
- General principles of criminal responsibility (includes issues concerning strict liability and mistake)
Part 2 - Offences
- Unlawful killing (murder and manslaughter)
- Offences against the person
- Sexual offences
- Property offences
Part 3 - Defences
- Mental state defences (insanity, automatism and intoxication)
- Partial defences (provocation and diminished responsibility)
- Necessity-based defences (self-defence, duress and necessity)
Part 4 - Extending criminal responsibility
- Complicity
- Inchoate offences (attempt, conspiracy and incitement)
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
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| 1 | identify and demonstrate knowledge of the major principles of criminal responsibility |
| 2 | identify the definitions of the major crimes and defences found in Australian criminal law and analyse the key substantive criminal law issues raised |
| 3 | develop and demonstrate advanced problem-solving skills in relation to hypothetical criminal law fact scenarios |
| 4 | demonstrate analytical and written skills in the presentation of argument in the field of substantive criminal law. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- identify and demonstrate knowledge of the major principles of criminal responsibility
- identify the definitions of the major crimes and defences found in Australian criminal law and analyse the key substantive criminal law issues raised
- develop and demonstrate advanced problem-solving skills in relation to hypothetical criminal law fact scenarios
- demonstrate analytical and written skills in the presentation of argument in the field of substantive criminal law.
Prescribed texts
- Bronitt, S & McSherry, B, 2017, Principles of Criminal Law, 4th edn, Lawbook Co., Sydney. ISBN: 9780455237909.
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
Domestic
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