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MODULE DESCRIPTOR
Module Title
Criminal Responsibility
Reference LL4177 Version 2
Created August 2023 SCQF Level SCQF 10
Approved June 2017 SCQF Points 15
Amended August 2023 ECTS Points 7.5

Aims of Module
To allow students to focus on specific aspects of criminal responsibility and critically appraise these issues from a theoretical, philosophical and comparative perspective.

Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
1 Identify and appraise key concepts in the theoretical literature on responsibility.
2 Critically discuss the meaning of those concepts and apply them to specific scenarios.
3 Identify, appraise and evaluate approaches to these issues in other jurisdictions.

Indicative Module Content
Students will study: general theories of responsibility; philosophical conceptions of responsible action; factors commonly viewed as diminishing or removing responsibility (age, mental states, provocation); approaches to these issues in selected foreign jurisdictions

Module Delivery
This is a lecture and seminar based module. Lectures provide core module content. Seminars develop associated higher level skills through student centred learning.

Indicative Student Workload Full Time Part Time
Contact Hours 36 N/A
Non-Contact Hours 114 N/A
Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours N/A N/A
TOTAL 150 N/A
Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body    

ASSESSMENT PLAN
If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only.
Component 1
Type: Coursework Weighting: 100% Outcomes Assessed: 1, 2, 3
Description: Written coursework exercise

MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR
Explanatory Text
Component 1 comprises 100% of the module grade. To pass the module, a D grade or above is required.
Module Grade Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade:
A A
B B
C C
D D
E E
F F
NS Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination

Module Requirements
Prerequisites for Module None.
Corequisites for module None.
Precluded Modules None.

INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
1 DUFF, R. A., 2009. Answering for crime. Oxford: Hart.
2 GORDON, G., 2001. Criminal law of Scotland, Vol 1. 3rd ed. Edinburgh: W. Green.
3 MOUSOURAKIS, G., 1998. Criminal responsibility and partial excuses. Aldershot: Ashgate.
4 TADROS, V., 2007. Criminal responsibility. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Robert Gordon University, Garthdee House, Aberdeen, AB10 7QB, Scotland, UK: a Scottish charity, registration No. SC013781