The General Part of Criminal Law

This course addresses the rules governing the attribution of liability within the general part of criminal law. Topics include the concept of a criminal offence, intent and negligence, justifications and excuses, inchoate offences, participation, and mental disorder.

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This course is given as an elective course within the Swedish Study Programme in Law (Juristprogrammet). Switch to the Swedish page to read more.







The schedule will be available no later than one month before the start of the course. We do not recommend print-outs as changes can occur. At the start of the course, your department will advise where you can find your schedule during the course.


Note that the course literature can be changed up to two months before the start of the course.


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