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| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
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| semester I | compulsory | RGDOS500 | English written proficiency support | Engels | variabel | ||
| compulsory | RGMSR51006 | Seminar Jud. Cooperation in Crim. Matter | Engels | 6 | 2 | ||
| semester I a | compulsory | RGASR50106 | Comparative Criminal Law | Engels | 6 | 4 | |
| compulsory | RGMSR50406 | Criminal Procedure and Human Rights | Engels | 6 | 4 | ||
| semester I b | compulsory | RGMSR50506 | Cybercrime and Cyber Security | Engels | 6 | 4 | |
| compulsory | RGMSR50906 | Int. Crimes and Gross HR Violations | Engels | 6 | 4 | ||
| semester II | compulsory | RGM0065018 | Master's thesis | Engels | 18 | ||
| semester II a | compulsory | RGMSR50806 | Organised and Financial Crime | Engels | 6 | 4 | |
| semester II b | compulsory | RGMSR50706 | International Criminal Trib. and Courts | Engels | 6 | 4 | |
| Opmerkingen | The programme consists of 60 ECTS:
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| 1 | Comparative Criminal Law | RGASR50106 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The lecture course Comparative Criminal Law offers a review of selected topics in comparative substantive criminal law. The basis will be formed by an introduction into the concept of comparative criminal law, in which its functions, aims and methods will be discussed. In the following lectures various subjects will be treated in a comparative perspective: culpability, theories of punishment, homicide, participation in crime, serious traffic offences, self-defence and self-defence excess, sexual offences (in particular rape law) and the criminal liability of corporations. The legal comparison will focus primarily on continental criminal justices systems and Anglo-American criminal justice systems. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 | Criminal Procedure and Human Rights | RGMSR50406 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detailed study of the impact of human rights (right to a fair trial in particular) on criminal law and criminal procedure to assess whether a coherent normative corpus of common standards of evidence is emerging. This course adopts a ‘horizontal’ comparative approach to critically explore various criminal law systems and traditions and to identify the challenges raised by fact-finding procedures. It also adopts a ‘vertical’ comparative approach to assess the import and significance of international human rights instruments – and notably the European Convention on Human Rights - which influence both the theory and the application of domestic criminal law in an increasing number of countries. Formative assessment: Oral (individual or group) case law analysis, contextualising judicial decisions and critically assessing their import and impact. Summative assessment: Critical legal essay or case analysis based on relevant case law and academic literature (maximum 2,500 words). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3 | Cybercrime and Cyber Security | RGMSR50506 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The increasing growth of internet will probably constitute one of law’s biggest challenges for the years to come. The use of computers and of Internet to engage in a huge diversity of criminal behavior – including, but not limited to, child pornography, hate speech, hacking of information (personal or otherwise confidential), espionage or financial theft – is a real and serious threat to both individual rights as well as to State security. This course thus identifies and explores the range of different criminal exploitations of the Internet (also known as Netcrimes) as well as the solutions and/or possibilities offered by law (at the international, regional and national levels) to prevent Netcrimes and punish their perpetrators. Lectures will deal with both technological and legal aspects of cybercrime. In one lecture students will execute lab exercises concerning cybercrime, to get familiar with technological aspects. Other lectures will focus on different types of cybercrime, investigation into cybercrime and dataprotection and cybercrime, as well as on criminological aspects of cybercrime. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 | English written proficiency support | RGDOS500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The English proficiency support comprises three parts: 1. A compulsory test 2. 7 workshops 3. One-to-one tutorials Ad 1. All students participate in a short English proficiency test upon arrival in Groningen. In this 60-minute test students have to write an argumentative essay in academic style about one of six suggested topics. Ad 2. Based on the test score, students are advised as to which workshops, if any, they should attend. These workshops address - Punctuation - Formality - articles & concord - digital vocabulary tools - the verb phrase (tenses, voice) & grammar pitfalls - sentence structure - paragraph structure The advice is binding, meaning that attendance is mandatory for the students concerned. LLM students can also attend workshops to which they were not invited. Ad 3. In semester 2, one-to-one tutorials are offered for students who have followed the required workshops. These tutorials deal with written work produced by the individual students (e.g. one of the already produced papers from semester 1 or a chapter of the thesis). The tutor will provide feedback on this written piece. The tutorials are only available to students who have participated in the required workshops as assigned to them based on the written test. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 5 | Int. Crimes and Gross HR Violations | RGMSR50906 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detailed legal and criminological study of specific international crimes and other gross human rights violations , including terrorism, and of the perpetrators of such atrocities. This course explores a diversity of mass violence crimes: war crimes, genocide, extermination, persecutions, feminicide, crimes of sexual violence, enforced disappearances, torture and terrorism. It overall adopts a two-fold (law and criminology) critical approach to fully grasp the concept of international criminality in terms of prohibited acts and human rights violations, protected victims and identity of perpetrators. Students will study the relevant legal instruments and case-law at the domestic, regional and international levels. They will also be taught how to critically reflect on criminological research and literature. This will provide them with a full understanding of the causes and true nature of these mass crimes and human rights violations. It will ultimately allow for the identification of the challenges faced by (international) criminal law and (international) human rights law in preventing, investigating and punishing international crimes and other gross human rights violations and for the assessment of the effectiveness of legal and enforcement measures at the international, regional and national levels. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 | International Criminal Trib. and Courts | RGMSR50706 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detailed study of international criminal law and justice, with a specific focus on the ad hoc International Criminal Tribunals and the International Criminal Court. This course adopts both a substantive and procedural approach so as to offer a complete insight into this very fast-growing and highly contemporary legal subject. Based on an in-depth analysis of the different legal instruments and of the relevant case-law, this course addresses judicial responses to mass atrocities and the prosecution of international crimes both at the domestic and international levels. It thus explores the very functioning of international (and internationalised) courts and tribunals at the pre-trial, trial and post-trial stages, focusing on the investigation of international crimes, on the gathering and admissibility of evidence (including forensic evidence), on issues of State cooperation as well as on modes of participation (individual criminal responsibility, joint criminal enterprise), on available defences, on sentencing and on the place given to victims of, and witnesses to, international crimes in the proceedings. The course adopts a critical approach to assess the role and effectiveness of international criminal law institutions in an international legal environment torn between globalization and fragmentation. Formative assessment: In-class group case law analysis, contextualising judicial decisions and critically assessing their import and impact. Summative assessment: Critical legal essay or case analysis based on relevant case law and academic literature (maximum 3,500 words). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 7 | Master's thesis | RGM0065018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The master programmes are all concluded by the writing of a Master’s thesis. This thesis should be linked to the subject matter of the master programme European Law, specialization Energy and Climate Law. Topics should be sent to the Academic Director of the programme for approval, after which a supervisor will be appointed. Every LL.M. student will receive 'Thesis Guidelines' at the beginning of the academic year. There is also a thesis class at the beginning of every semester. Before starting to write on the thesis, all students should have read the guidelines and are obliged to have participated in at least one of the two thesis classes. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 | Organised and Financial Crime | RGMSR50806 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Keywords for the course: Transnational crime, organised crimes, financial crimes Brief course description: This course explores different types of criminal activity, all involving an organised and/or financial aspect and often transcending domestic borders. The analyses of different crimes rely on the study of international and domestic legislation as well as on relevant case law. Far from remaining purely theoretical, the course identifies the challenges this type of crime raises for individual states, and for the international community as a whole, both in terms of prevention and of punishment, and assesses the viability and efficiency of the legal responses adopted so far. A number of guest lectures will be given by legal practitioners working in this field of law. This course includes analyses of the following organised and financial crimes: terrorism, drug trafficking, human trafficking, corruption and money laundering. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 9 | Seminar Jud. Cooperation in Crim. Matter | RGMSR51006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course focuses on the most important topics in judicial cooperation in criminal matters, such as jurisdiction, extradition/surrender, mutual legal assistance, the transfer of proceedings and the transfer of the execution of sentences. It also covers harmonisation of criminal law and procedure and the tasks and functions of international/EU institutions that are active in law enforcement. Special attention is given to the system of criminal law cooperation in the European Union, which can serve as an example of intensified regional cooperation that could be attractive for other regions. There is a strong emphasis on research skills in this course. The topics are analyzed by way of studying, writing papers, giving class presentations and participating in group work. The core activity lies in the individual research project: every student designs and executes an individual research project, resulting in a research article and accompanying presentation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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