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UNIT 1
MODULE 3: CRIMINAL LAW

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

On completion of this Module, students should:

1. understand the various aspects of Criminal Liability;

2. understand the principles of Criminal Law to solve problems in a logical and analytical way,
using case material and statute where relevant; and,

3. develop skills in applying the principles of Criminal Law to a given set of facts.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES CONTENT

Students should be able to:

1. explain the basic principles of Criminal Liability:
criminal liability;
(a) actus reus, mens rea; coincidence of
actus reus and mens rea;

(b) acts, omissions, consequences and
surrounding circumstances;

(c) specific intention, recklessness;
crimes of negligence; strict liability;
and,

(d) transferred malice.

2. apply the basic principles of Offences against the Person:
criminal liability to offences against
the person; (a) murder;

(b) manslaughter: voluntary and
involuntary;

(c) assault (including consent as a
defence);

(d) cruelty to children/ill-treatment and
neglect of children; and,

(e) wounding.

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