LW614 : criminal policy

Department

faculty of Law

Academic Program

Master in Criminal Law

Type

Compulsory

Credits

04

Prerequisite

Overview

The study of this course aims to:

  • Formulating an optimal criminal policy that takes the preventive policy as a strategic goal within the state's general social, cultural, educational, economic, scientific and political policy.
  • Evaluating the reality of the national criminal policy and its compatibility with the legal and international criminal policy.
  • Identify the mechanisms of formulating criminal policy to confront new crimes.
  • Statement of the limits of the legislative authority's commitment to the restrictions and controls established for the policy of criminalization and punishment.

Intended learning outcomes

Knowledge and understanding

    • Knowledge of the historical development of national and international criminal policy and legitimacy and the extent to which the national criminal policy is compatible with legitimacy, given that Islamic law is the primary source of man-made laws, and the legislator's commitment to human rights guarantees established in the ratified agreements.
    • Knowing the technical terminology of criminal policy, strategy and operational plans, knowing the conventions used to deal with criminal phenomena and criminals.
    • Knowing the classifications of criminals and the criminal policy decided by the legislator to reform and rehabilitate them in the light of a balanced executive policy, knowing the standards that govern legislative policy in general and criminal policy in particular
      • Knowledge of the approach and methodology used to study the reality of criminal policy, knowledge of generalities (principles and generalizations, and knowledge of theories related to the philosophical framework of criminal policy).
      • To familiarize the student with the mechanisms of criminal policy and its philosophical framework through preparing weekly reports (writing scientific reports), attending the discussion of master's theses, and submitting a report on field visits (the legislative authority - prisons - courts and prosecution offices).

      mental skills

      • The student acquires the skill of analyzing and evaluating legal texts.
      • The ability to think creatively
      • Determine the problems facing the criminal policy in force
      • Determine the problems facing the effective criminal policy
      • Propose solutions to problems and problems

      Practical and professional skills

      • Presentations on a Power Point computer
      • Diagnosis of the reality of criminal policy in its four branches
      • That the student design a draft legislation for an optimal criminal policy

      General and transferable skills

      • Communication ability, written and oral communication
      • The ability to use modern technological tools
      • Ability to teamwork (work in a team to solve problems and problems)
      • The ability to manage time
      • Ability to deliver and present

      Teaching and learning methods

      • Lectures
      • Panel discussions
      • Data collection
      • Field visits

      Methods of assessments

      • First evaluation Attendance 5%
      • Second assessment teamwork10%
      • Third Assessment Report Writing 5%
      • 4th evaluation offer 5% offers
      • Fifth Assessment Oral Exams / Research 25%
      • Final assessment written exams 50%
      • Total 100%

      Course content

      • Generalities and concepts about criminal policy
      • The link between criminal policy and justice and the right to sustainable development
      • who formulates criminal policy
      • The philosophical framework of criminal policy
      • pillars of criminal policy
      • Characteristics and means of criminal policy
      • branches of criminal policy
      • Criminalization policy controls
      • Criminalization policy controls
      • punitive policy goals
      • punitive policy goals
      • Procedural criminal policy and human rights principles
      • Procedural criminal policy and fair trial standards
      • Procedural criminal policy fair trial guarantees during the inferential stage
      • Procedural criminal policy fair trial guarantees during the inferential stage
      • Procedural criminal policy Fair trial guarantees during the preliminary investigation phase
        • Procedural criminal policy Fair trial guarantees during the final investigation phase
        • Procedural criminal policy guarantees the rights of prisoners during the implementation phase
        • Procedural criminal policy guarantees the rights of prisoners during the implementation phase
        • Substantive criminal policy (models for the special penal code)
        • Objective criminal policy (models for the special penal code, crimes of persons)
        • Objective criminal policy (models of the special penal code, crimes of persons)
        • Objective criminal policy (models for special penal code money crimes)
        • Objective criminal policy (models of the private penal code, crimes committed against the public interest)
        • General discussion and review.

        Advanced General Penal Code (LW611)
        criminal policy (LW614)
        Criminal appearance (LW616)
        Code of Criminal Procedure (LW612)
        Criminal international law (LW613)
        Economic Penal Code (LW615)