Comparative Criminal Law

Uitgebreide vaknaam	Comparative Criminal Law
Leerdoelen	After having followed this course, students are able to: - apply legal doctrines and case law to complicated legal problems within substantive criminal law - analyse core principles of substantive criminal law and their rationales, e.g. theories of punishment, culpability and defences - explain and evaluate the differences among domestic criminal law systems with respect to various topics of substantive criminal law - explain basic tenets with respect to the methodology of comparative criminal law
Omschrijving	The lecture course Comparative Criminal Law offers a review of selected topics in comparative substantive criminal law. The basis of the course is formed by an introduction into the concept of comparative 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 justice systems.
Uren per week	4
Onderwijsvorm	hoorcollege (14 2-hour lectures; lectures, in-class discussion.)
Toetsvorm	schriftelijk (essayvragen) (digitaal)
Vaksoort	m5-niveau, juridisch
Coördinator	dr. mr. A.A. van Dijk
Docent(en)	mr. dr. E. Gritter ,Prof. mr. Dr. K.K. Lindenberg ,dr. mr. A.A. van Dijk ,prof. mr. dr. H.D. Wolswijk
Verplichte literatuur	Titel Auteur ISBN Prijs Additional literature provided through Digital Reader (Studentportal (Nestor)) Comparative Concepts of Criminal Law (3rd ed.) Intersentia 2019 Johannes Keiler & David Roef (eds.) 9781780686851 €  39,00
Entreevoorwaarden	This course is only accessible for students that have been fully admitted to a master's degree programme within the Faculty of Law. This course is not open to non-law exchange students.
Opmerkingen
Opgenomen in	Opleiding Jaar Periode Type Exchange programme Law 1 semester I a optional LLM Global Criminal Law 1 semester I a compulsory Open Colleges - semester I a keuze