This course aims to provide students with an insight into the factors affecting criminalisation of behaviour, criminal liability, capacity to commit crime and participation in crime. Specific crimes covered by the course include homicide (murder and manslaughter), non-fatal offences against the person, dangerous drugs offences and road traffic offences.

The course aims to train students in the practical application of the principles of criminal liability and to encourage the development of the necessary analytical, reasoning and strategic skills needed to argue real-life criminal cases as either prosecutors or defence lawyers. Furthermore, after completing the course, students will appreciate the way that the criminal law is enforced in Hong Kong, how offenders are punished, and the strengths and weaknesses of the criminal law as it operates in contemporary society.

Continuous Assessment: 35%

Examination: 65%

Examination Duration: 2 hours

The use of Generative AI tools for any course assessment is strictly prohibited.

Further details of the assessment scheme will be provided during the first tutorial.

Students will need to pay careful attention to their time management skills, and to the university's Academic Honesty policy: http://www.cityu.edu.hk/provost/academic_honesty/rules_on_academic_honesty.htm

To pass the course, LLB students must achieve an overall total mark of 40% or above, plus a minimum of 30% in each of the coursework and the examination components of the assessment.

School Policy on Late Submission of Assessment Tasks

Unless there are valid extenuating circumstances under Academic Regulations, late submission of coursework shall attract the following penalty: deduction of 5 marks (out of 100) for every single day (including public holidays) of delay up to maximum 7 days. Papers received later than 7 days of the submission deadline shall not be marked.

No penalty for late submission will be imposed in cases where a student can submit only a hard or soft copy of the coursework assignment by the specified deadline and provides an explanation to the course leader.