Criminal Law (LAWS2708)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2024
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
School
Law School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
Lecture 1 Hour/ Week
Seminar 2 Hours/ Week
Incompatible
(LAWS2004 + 2006) or (2700 + 2701) or (2113 + 2114)
Prerequisite
LAWS1700
Restricted
LLB(Hons) and LLB(Hons) duals
Course enquiries
Professor Andreas Schloenhardt ()
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
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Course description
This course introduces students to the criminal justice process and Australian criminal justice institutions. It involves the study of the general principles of criminal responsibility in the context of specific offences and defences under Queensland's criminal law. The course also examines procedural criminal law and demonstrates how the rules governing criminal procedure are integral to a fair and efficient criminal justice system.
Archived offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) | External | External | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) | External | External | Course Profile |