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Comparative Criminal Justice: From Investigation To Trial - LAWS3731
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Faculty: Faculty of Law
 
 
School:  Faculty of Law
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: LAWS2311 Lit1, LAWS2321 Lit2 Prerequisite: JURD7211 Lit1, JURD7221 Lit2
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

This course introduces students to the aims and objectives of comparative law study, and the strengths and limitations of such an enquiry by focusing on aspects of criminal trial practice in various jurisdictions. Students will critically evaluate our criminal trial process by focusing on a number of themes, including: confessions and the right to silence, plea bargaining in different legal cultures, double jeopardy, adversarialism and the role of accusatorial justice etc.

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