Problems of criminal liability for crimes in the sphere of official and professional activity

Course: «Еducational and Professional Program Law»

Structural unit: Education and Research Law School

Title
Problems of criminal liability for crimes in the sphere of official and professional activity
Code
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
7 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
2
Learning outcomes
Such students’ academic achievements as: knowledge of the essence and differences of official and professional activities, the content of the concepts of "official" and "public service provider"; peculiarities of the influence of international law and international institutions on the formation of norms of criminal liability for crimes in the sphere of official and professional activity; the content of separate norms on crimes in the sphere of official and professional activity, law enforcement and theoretical approaches to the application of these norms. Skills: to apply correctly the law and regulations on crimes in the field of official and professional activities Communication: to have a good command of criminal law terminology, which establishes liability for crimes in the field of official and professional activities; to stand for the position on the interpretation and application of norms on crimes in the sphere of official and professional activity.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Effective study of courses "Criminal Law", "Administrative Law", "Commercial Law", "Civil Law", "International Public Law"
Course content
The course includes acquainting students with the concept of official and professional activities, the peculiarities of the criminal law protection in a current situation, the legal definition of "official" and "public service provider" and the problems of recognizing certain categories of officials or those who provide public services in judicial practice, the influence of international law and international institutions on the formation of norms on crime in the sphere of official and professional activity, features of criminal liability for certain crimes in the sphere of official activity.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Crimes in the sphere of official activity and professional activity related to the provision of public services / ed. and pract. manual /V.I.Tiutiuhin, Yi.V. Horodetskyi, S.V. Hizemchyk; under ed. V.Ya.Tatsia,V.I.Tiutiuhina.T.:Law, 2014.Kyrychko V.M. Criminal liability for corruption: scientific and practical commentary / V.M. Kyrychko. H.: Law, 2013. Desktop book of detective, prosecutor, judge: commentary on anti-corruption legislation / under ed. M.І. Khavroniuk. 2-nd ed. rev. and supp. К.: Dakor, 2017. Scientific and practical commentary on the Criminal Code of Ukraine / under ed. M.I.Melnyka, M.І. Khavroniuka. 11th ed., rev. and supp. К.: Dakor, 2017. Judicial practice in cases of crimes in the field of official and professional activities related to the provision of public services/ K.P. Zadoia, М.О. Zakharchenko, K.I. Kylyvnyk.; scien. ed. К.P. Zadoia. К.: Agrar Media Group, 2014. pp. 7-76.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Teaching methods: 1) lecture - a detailed theoretical report on legal norms of judicial practice and the provisions of the concept of liability for criminal offenses in the field of official and professional activities; 2) discussion - an effective argumentation of interpretation and application of legal norms; 3) case study - consideration of certain positions of judicial practice in liability for criminal offenses in the field of official and professional activity; 4) solving cases and tasks - understanding of hypothetical law enforcement situations, considering the law and regulations of criminal law, legal cases of judicial practice and the provisions of the concept of liability for criminal offenses in official and professional activity; 5) independent work - studying of certain cases of judicial practice on liability for criminal offenses in the field of official and professional activities.
Assessment methods and criteria
The final score in the discipline is the sum of points obtained during the semester assessment (up to 40 points) and points obtained for the test (up to 60 points). It consists of three components: 1) solving the case, the solution of which involves a criminal-legal understanding of a particular situation and justification of such assessment; 2) solving a practical assignment, the solution of which involves the understanding of the arguments expressed by the parties to the hypothetical criminal proceedings within the appeal of the verdict of the court of the first instance; 3) individual task for the analysis of law enforcement practice. Total assessment is based on the results of the semester and consists of points based on the results of lectures and seminars.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

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