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Level 4 Diploma in Law

Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

LAW405 · Criminal Law — Week 13 of 16

CourseLAW405
Week13 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

  1. Unpacking the assignment brief and criteria
  2. Finding and evaluating sources
  3. Planning and referencing

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Explain the nature of criminal conduct.
  • 1.2 Define the requirement of actus reus.
  • 1.3 Define the requirements of mens rea.
  • 1.4 Assess the relationship between actus reus and mens rea.
  • 2.1 Explain common law offences against the person.
  • 2.2 Describe fatal statutory offences against the person.
  • 2.3 Explain offences of assault and battery.
  • 2.4 Describe non-violent offences.
  • 3.1 Define self-defence.
  • 3.2 Explain the insanity defence.
  • 3.3 Describe the criminal liability of minors.

Activity

Plan the unit assignment against every criterion; source and reference the evidence.

Study materials

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Course plan
  • Week 1: Criminal conduct as an act against the state
  • Week 2: Actus reus: voluntary and involuntary acts, omissions, fact…
  • Week 3: Mens rea: intention, foresight of virtual certainty, transf…
  • Week 4: Coincidence of actus reus and mens rea
  • Week 5: Murder and manslaughter: voluntary, involuntary, unlawful a…
  • Week 6: Assault and battery
  • Week 7: Non-violent offences: criminal damage, Theft Act 1968 (thef…
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Self-defence at common law and under the Criminal Law Act 1…
  • Week 10: Insanity and diminished responsibility; intoxication, autom…
  • Week 11: Criminal liability of minors: Children and Young Persons Ac…
  • Week 12: Applying Criminal Law in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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