Criminal Law I & II

- elements of a crime - intention & relevant cases - motive - recklessness & relevant cases - negligence - transferred malice - ignorance/mistake of law - accident

- intro to sexual offences - rape - consent - marital rape - offences of grievous sexual assault - rape v GSA - incest - buggery - sexual grooming - sex with a minor - indecent assault - prostitution

- intro to homicide - criminal law vs criminology - murder - voluntary manslaughter (provocation, diminished responsibility, suicide pact) - involuntary manslaughter (gross negligence, recklessness, constructive)

- nature of strict liability - offences of strict liability - presumption of mens rea - rebuttal of the presumption (when the provision is silent, cases of social concern) & relevant cases - arguments for strict liability - arguments against strict liability - strict v absolute liability

elements of larceny - statutory definitions - larceny between husband and wife - robbery - burglary - false pretences - blackmail