Unit rationale, description and aim
This unit introduces students to aspects of criminal law not covered in LAWS106 Criminal Law, including federal and transnational offences (such as people trafficking, people smuggling, drug smuggling, terrorism, cybercrime and corporate crime), and issues in sentencing for such offences. This unit also provides insight into theories of criminal law and contemporary law reform issues.
Campus offering
No unit offerings are currently available for this unitLearning outcomes
To successfully complete this unit you will be able to demonstrate you have achieved the learning outcomes (LO) detailed in the below table.
Each outcome is informed by a number of graduate capabilities (GC) to ensure your work in this, and every unit, is part of a larger goal of graduating from ACU with the attributes of insight, empathy, imagination and impact.
Explore the graduate capabilities.
Describe and evaluate criminal liability in hypoth...
Learning Outcome 01
Find, organise, analyse, synthesise and evaluate m...
Learning Outcome 02
Describe and critically evaluate legal outcomes in...
Learning Outcome 03
Content
Topics will include:
- federal and transnational offences, such as people trafficking, people smuggling, drug smuggling, terrorism, cybercrime and corporate crime;
- sentencing;
- theories of criminal law;
- current issues in law reform.
Assessment strategy and rationale
The assessment strategy is designed to assess knowledge, skills and understanding in a specialist area of law, applying knowledge, skills and understanding acquired in Priestley units.
The assessment tasks for this unit are designed to demonstrate achievement of each of the learning outcomes listed.
Overview of assessments
Take home examination: The Take Home Exam require...
Take home examination: The Take Home Exam requires students to answer a hypothetical problem that will be based on the material presented in lectures, workshops and tutorials during the intensive week.
40%
Group presentation: This assignment requires stud...
Group presentation: This assignment requires students to present on a topic allocated in week two, students are to present in Groups of 4 with their presentation lasting 20 minutes each presentation.
25%
Research essay: This assignment requires students...
Research essay: This assignment requires students to undertake a comparative research project on one of two key areas in advanced criminal law.
35%
Learning and teaching strategy and rationale
Mode: Lectures, tutorials, electronic consultation, library tasks and presentations or Online lectures and activities.
Duration: 3 hours per week over 12 weeks or equivalent. Students are expected to spend 150 hours in total for this unit.
This level three elective unit allows students to demonstrate knowledge, skills and understanding in a specialist area of law applying knowledge, skills and understanding acquired in Priestley units.
Our strategy is to encourage students to creatively engage with unit content and to apply prior learnings to new legal problems.
The unit is designed to be delivered in intensive, weekly or online. We have taken a multimodal learning approach to provide accessibility and flexibility to our students and a student-focused approach that increases depth of learning and engagement through actively utilising Canvas.