Criminal Law I
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INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE
Karolina Kremens, LL.M., Ph.D.
Wojciech Jasiński, Ph.D.
Department of Criminal Procedure
Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics
University of Wrocław
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LECTURERS
Dr Karolina Kremens, LL.M.
•[email protected]
• room 201 (building A)
• office hours:
• Wednesday 9:30-11:30
• office hours during weekends
• October 19th (Sunday) – 11:15-12:15
• November 8th (Saturday) – 13:45-14:45
• January 11th (Sunday) – 17:45-18:45
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LECTURERS
Dr Wojciech Jasiński
• [email protected]
• room 201 (building A)
• office hours:
• Thursday 11:15-13:15 (even weeks)
• Thursday 15:00-17:00 (odd weeks)
• unavailable through October
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DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
• Professor Jerzy Skorupka
• Wojciech Jasiński, Ph.D.
• Dagmara Gruszecka, Ph.D.
• Karolina Kremens, LL.M., Ph.D.
• Krzysztof Nowicki, Ph.D.
• PhD students
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DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
• lecture on plea bargaining in comparative
perspective – November 19th 2014
• seminar on illegally obtained evidence –
November 20th 2014
• III Wrocławskie Seminarium Karnoprocesowe
(Wrocław Seminar on Criminal Procedure) – in
Polish
• additional lectures
• www.kpk.prawo.uni.wroc.pl
• Faculty web page – prawo.uni.wroc.pl
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COURSE OBJECTIVES
1. To provide basic knowledge concerning
principles of criminal law.
2. To provide basic knowledge concerning
elements of an offence, principles of criminal
liability and penalties from a comparative
perspective.
3. To provide basic knowledge concerning
criminal justice system in Poland and worldwide.
4. To provide basic knowledge with regard to the
criminal procedure in comparative perspective.
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COURSE OBJECTIVES
The course is aimed at analysis and comparison of
criminal law and criminal procedure as they work in
national systems with a notable accent made on the
Polish legal system.
The differences between common law system and
civil law system cannot be overestimated especially
in criminal procedure.
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COURSE OBJECTIVES
source: Faculty of Civil Law (UOttawa) webpa
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BOOKS AND MATERIALS
GENERAL READING
The Criminal Code, CH Beck 2012
The Code of Criminal Procedure, CH Beck
2014
W. Dajczak, A. Szwarc, P. Wiliński (eds.),
Handbook of Polish Law, Wydawnictwo
Szkolne PWN 2011.
materials provided by lecturers
power point – our pages on faculty website
reading - copy place, building A, 2nd floor (for
classes)
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BOOKS AND MATERIALS
LECTURERS’ PAGES ON FACULTY WEBSITE
dr Jasiński
http://prawo.uni.wroc.pl/pracownicy/672
dr Kremens
http://prawo.uni.wroc.pl/pracownicy/721
see „materiały dydaktyczne” on the bottom of
the page
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BOOKS AND MATERIALS
CRIMINAL LAW
• The Criminal Code, CH Beck 2012
• A.P. Simester, J.R. Spencer, G.R. Sullivan, G.J.
Vigo,Simester and Sullivan’s Criminal Law.
Theory and Doctrine, Hart 2013.
• D. Omerod, Smith and Hogan’s Criminal Law,
Oxford University Press 2011 (in library).
• A. Ashworth, Principles of Criminal Law,
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BOOKS AND MATERIALS
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
• The Code of Criminal Procedure, CH Beck
2014.
• M. Delmas-Marty, J.R. Spencer (eds.),
European Criminal Procedures, Cambridge
University Press 2002.
• R. Vogler, B. Huber (eds.), Criminal Procedure
in Europe, Max Planck Institut 2008.
• C.M. Bradley (ed.), Criminal Procedure: A
Worldwide Study, Carolina Academic Press
2007.
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METHOD OF INSTRUCTION
LECTURES (20 hours in Semester – 10 lectures)
topic presentation by lecturer (questions are
nevertheless welcomed)
CLASSES (30 hours in Semester – 15 classes)
topic presentation by lecturer
in class discussions
students’ presentations
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CLASSES - evaluation
grading:
active class participation (in class discussion) – five
most active students will receive raised grade (0,5
grade)
material
covered
during
class
prepared
beforehand available in a copy place (Buidling A
2nd floor)
I Semester – small exam (form of final exam) – January
2015
II Semester – group presentation (2 students per one
subject: groups of crimes, i.e. offences against life and
health, offences against property etc.)
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STUDENTS’ PRESENTATIONS
each group of two students should prepare 1
presentation on given topic regarding particular type
of crime
list of topics at the end of this slideshow!
presentations will be given orally in class and
subsequently will be send via e-mail to the lecturer;
in exceptional situations they might be send only by
e-mail;
each presentation should take about 60 minutes
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CLASS PARTICIPATION
the course is interactive
comprehensive preparation and active
meaningful participation are expected
and
students are expected to read all assigned materials
and voluntarily and meaningfully engage in class
discussions
students will be evaluated on the quality of their
involvement
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EXAM
at the end of the school year (June 2015)
material covered during lectures and classes
written form (90 minutes)
two parts:
I Part: THEORY definitions, true or false, match in pairs,
test (6-8 multiple choice questions), two open
questions
II Part: CASE STUDY (open book part)
sample of exam from other course – shortly available
in a copy place (2nd floor building A)
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EXAM
Grading scale:
91-100 – 5 (A)
81-90 – 4+ (B)
71-80 – 4 (C)
61-70 – 3+ (D)
51-60 – 3 (E)
0-50 – 2 (F)
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RULES – cheating and plagiarism
Students follow an academic course of study and
need to learn to work independently, in groups, to
collect information carefully and to solve problems.
Students need to prepare for exam conscientiously.
Cheating in examinations and while preparing
assignments is prohibitted and anyone who cheats is
breaking university rules and will face consequences.
See Zarządzenie Dziekana nr 1/2010 Wydziału Prawa,
Administracji i Ekonomii Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego
z dnia 29 stycznia 201 r. w sprawie przeprowadzania
egzaminów (zaliczania ćwiczeń).
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SCOPE OF THE COURSE – lectures in Fall
1. Introduction to the course – TODAY
2. Introduction to comparative law.
3. Legal Families of the World.
4. History of Criminal Law and Procedure
5. Principle and objectives of criminal law I
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6. Principle and objectives of criminal law II
7. Inchoate offences
8. Notion and objectives of penalty
9. Penalties
10. Probation measures
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1. Binding
force
of
criminal-legal
provisions.
Universal jurisdiction principle. Part I
2. Binding
force
of
criminal-legal
Universal jurisdiction principle. Part II
3. Notion and structure of an offence I
4. Notion and structure of an offence I
5. Defences I
provisions.
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6. Defences II
7. Defences III
8. Punitive measures I
9. Punitive measures II
10. Preventive measures
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11. Statute of limitations, erasure of criminal record,
amnesty, aboloition
12. Principles of sentencing
13. Preparation for small exam
14. Small exam
15. Overview of results of small exam
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SCOPE OF THE COURSE – lectures in Spring
1. Comparative criminal procedure
2. Notion of criminal procedure, history of criminal
procedure, sources of criminal procedure
3. Principles and objectives of criminal procedure
4. Role of the court in criminal procedure
5. Role of the prosecutor in criminal procedure;
division of powers during investigation
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6. Evidence Law I
7. Evidence Law II
8. The protection of suspect and accused in Polish,
European and International law
9. Victim in criminal proceedings
10. Negotiated justice
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1. Offences against life and health I
2. Offences against life and health II
3. International crimes I
4. International crimes II
5. Offences against property I
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6. Offences against property II
7. Sexual offences I
8. Sexual offences II
9. Sexual offences III
10. White-collar crimes I
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11. White-collar crimes II
12. Offences against public order
13. Road traffic offences
14. Corporate criminal liability
15. Strict liability offences
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QUESTIONS
Never hesitate to ask!