A cutting-edge and intellectually demanding programme, the LLM in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice will equip you with an advanced knowledge and understanding of the key concepts and theories underpinning criminal law and criminal justice and how they operate in practice.
The programme covers the following core areas:
* Current issues in criminal law and criminal justice
* Fundamental principles of substantive and procedural criminal law
* Criminalization
* International, transnational, and European criminal law
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A cutting-edge and intellectually demanding programme, the LLM in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice will equip you with an advanced knowledge and understanding of the key concepts and theories underpinning criminal law and criminal justice and how they operate in practice. <br/><br/>The programme covers the following core areas:<br/><br/><br/>* Current issues in criminal law and criminal justice<br/><br/><br/>* Fundamental principles of substantive and procedural criminal law<br/><br/><br/>* Criminalization<br/><br/><br/>* International, transnational, and European criminal law<br/><br/><br/>* Sexual offending<br/><br/><br/>* Global crime and insecurity<br/><br/><br/>* The penal process<br/><br/><br/>* Different approaches to understanding and critiquing criminal law and criminal justice, including:<br/><br/><br/>* doctrinal<br/>* comparative<br/>* theoretical<br/>* socio-legal methods<br/><br/><br/>The programme is suitable for students who have studied law or a related subject at undergraduate level and wish to develop a specialist understanding of criminal law and criminal justice.
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Part-time
Duration
2 Years
Start Date
09/2025
Campus
Central area campus
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
Unknown
Institution Code
E56
Points of Entry
Unknown
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