ISSUES IN FEDERAL CRIMINAL LAW : FRAUD, SMUGGLING AND TERRORISM
LAW3FCL
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
While much of the criminal law in Australia is State-based, the federal criminal jurisdiction is ever-expanding. In this subject student will gain a solid grounding in this increasingly important part of the work of Australian criminal lawyers. You will explore a range of important Australian federal criminal offences, including: fraud offences (covering white collar and corporate crime as well as social security offences), smuggling and cross-border offences (including customs and drug importation offences, people smuggling and migration offences), terrorism and war crimes, and human servitude and exploitation offences. The subject will also cover the constitutional basis of federal criminal law, the general principles of criminal responsibility in Chapter 2 of the Commonwealth Criminal Code , and federal sentencing.
School: La Trobe Law School (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Steven Tudor
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: LAW1CRL AND (LCR1CSS OR LAW1LIM)
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: N/A
Quota-conditions or rules: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Learning resources
Various online readings will be available on the subject LMS
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Various
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Publisher: Various
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Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Steven Tudor
Class requirements
Lecture/SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 3.00 hours lecture/seminar per week on any day including weekend during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case analysis task (750 words).Students will objectively analyse a decision of a higher court, chosen from options provided by the subject co-ordinator. Individual assessment | N/A | N/A | No | 15 | SILO1 |
Critical assignment on policy or law reform issue (1750 words)Students will write either an essay or law reform submission, in which they critically assess a policy or law reform issue and argue for a specific recommended resolution to that issue. Individual assessment | N/A | N/A | No | 40 | SILO1, SILO2 |
Problem solving assignment (2000 words)Students will write a legal advice in response to a given fictional scenario, in which they assess the strength of a client's legal position. Individual assessment | N/A | N/A | No | 45 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3 |