Reading guides
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Date/ Class |
Topic |
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Class 1 Sep. 8 |
Introduction and orientation |
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Class
2 Sep.
15 |
Theories of Criminal Law and criminal
responsibility |
Why are some
conducts criminalized? What are the main
theories of criminalization of conducts in the common law and civil law legal
traditions? What
has been the approach of Anglo-American legal scholars to Criminal Law
theory? What
is the harm principle? What are its deficiencies? What is
the contribution of German legal scholars to Criminal Law theory? What
is a legal good? What are some examples of legal goods? What is the
difference between Citizen Criminal Law and Enemy Criminal Law? |
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Class
2 Sep.
15 |
The
theory of offence Actus Reus |
What is the theory
of offence? What is actus reus the common law legal tradition? What are its
elements? What are the types
of social harm? What is the
difference between definitional and underlying social harm? |
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Class
3 Sep. 22 |
Mens rea |
What is
mens rea the common law legal tradition? What
are the main types of mens rea? What
are some of the problems in Canada with the regulation of mens
rea? |
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Classes
4 & 5 Sep.
29 & Oct. 6 |
Criminal defenses |
What are the main defences in the common law
legal tradition? What are the main elements? What are the drawbacks of these defences? |
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Class 6 & 7 Oct. 13 & 20 |
Violence against women Stalking |
What is stalking? What are the elements of the criminal harassment offence? What are the main types of stalkers? |
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Class 7 Oct. 20 |
Sexual assault and minors |
What are the main sexual offences in Canada? What are their main elements? What is the so called defence of mistake age? What is the so called defence of consent? |
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Class 9 Nov. 3 |
Criminal participation and attempted crimes |
What are the main parties to an offence? What is an accessory after the fact? What is conspiracy? What is an attempted crime? |
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Class 10 Nov. 10 |
Culpable and non culpable homicides |
What is a non culpable homicide? What
are some examples? What is murder? What are the
different types of murder? What is the mens
rea requirement for each type? What is manslaughter? What are the
different types of manslaughter? What is the mens rea requirement for each type? What is infanticide? |
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Class 11 Nov. 17 |
Criminal Procedure |
What are the main features of Canadian criminal procedure? How does it differ from criminal procedure in the civil law legal tradition? What are the main social consequences of the main Criminal process institutions in Canada? |