law3mdc mental disorder
MENTAL DISORDER AND CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY
LAW3MDC
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Mental disorder is disproportionately high in offenders and this presents special issues in relation to criminal defences and sentencing. This subject builds upon Criminal Law and explores selected mental state defences (insanity/mental impairment; diminished responsibility; infanticide) and the defences of marital coercion and automatism. Principles of sentencing relevant to assessing the criminal culpability of mentally disordered offenders will also be considered. Attention is focussed on the intersection of the criminal law and psychiatry/psychology and relevant issues are explored through discussion of leading cases. Students who undertake the subject will be encouraged to become familiar with contemporary approaches to mental disorder and to develop an understanding of current law and proposals for reform.
FacultyFaculty of Business, Economics and Law
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorMagda Karagiannakis
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites LAW1CRL
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditions Available to currently enrolled students in Bachelor of Laws.
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Melbourne, 2014, Week 47-50, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentNo
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorMagda Karagiannakis
Class requirements
Block ModeWeek: 47 - 49
One 5.0 days block mode per study period on weekdays during the day from week 47 to week 49 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
Assessment element | Comments | % |
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class participation | 10 | |
one 4,000-word final take-home exam | 90 |