Question 1: (1)  Substantive law comprises of a body of law determining the rights and duties of individuals and the state which the courts are established to administer.  Substantive criminal law, for instance, determines the prerequisites for criminal liability (like unlawfulness, fault) and prescribes the elements of various specific crimes (like theft, fraud or murder).  It also attaches a sanction to breach of its prohibitions. But the mere threat of criminal sanctions woul...

Introduction and welcome The lecturers for Criminal Procedure would like to extend a warm welcome to all students currently registered for this module. We hope that you will find the study of criminal procedure both rewarding and enriching. Criminal procedure provides the substantive criminal law with adjective rules. Not surprisingly, this module (CPR3701) is steeped in rules and mechanisms that are certain, but sometimes indirect in application. We therefore advise you to take the sa...

Introduction and welcome The lecturers for Criminal Procedure would like to extend a warm welcome to all students currently registered for this module. We hope that you will find the study of criminal procedure both rewarding and enriching. Criminal procedure provides the substantive criminal law with adjective rules. Not surprisingly, this module (CPR3701) is steeped in rules and mechanisms that are certain, but sometimes indirect in application. We therefore advise you to take the sa...