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LAW 344 Criminal Law I

300 levelLaw10 topics

LAW 344 covers 10 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Concept and definition of crime
  2. History and sources of Nigerian criminal law
  3. Elements of an offence: actus reus and mens rea
  4. Classification of offences
  5. General principles of criminal responsibility
  6. Parties to an offence
  7. Preliminary/inchoate offences: attempt, conspiracy and incitement
  8. Offences against the person: homicide and assault
  9. Defences to criminal liability
  10. Insanity and intoxication

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Concept and definition of crime

The concept and definition of crime focuses on what makes conduct a crime in law, the elements that must usually be present, and the difference between moral wrongs and legally punishable wrongs. For examination purposes, you must master crime as a creature of law, understand act and fault requirements in general terms, and identify why legality, prohibited conduct, and punishment are central to the definition.

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