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Criminal law 410


 
Module code STR 410
Qualification Undergraduate
Faculty Faculty of Law
Module content *For LLB Introduction to criminal law: (a) Criminal law and the legal system (b) Criminal law and law of delict (c) The concepts "criminal law" and "crime" (d) The history and sources of our criminal law (e) Determinism and indeterminism (f) The purpose and function of the criminal law and crime (g) The classification of criminal law and crimes General principles of criminal law: elements of criminal liability: (a) Legality (b) The deed (c) Unlawfulness (d) Capacity (e) Fault (f) Multiple defences
Module credits 12.00
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Language of tuition Both Afr and Eng
Academic organisation Public Law
Period of presentation Semester 1
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