Basics of Criminal Law - Seminar

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE
Course titleBasics of Criminal Law - Seminar
Chair of Criminal Law Sciences
Number of ECTS credits2
Associateizv.prof.dr.sc. Barbara Herceg Pakšić
Office AddressRadićeva 13 64/13
Telephone+385 31 224 564
e-mailbarbara.herceg@pravos.hr
Associateprof.dr.sc. Igor Vuletić
Office AddressRadićeva 13 Radićeva 17, prizemlje
Telephone+385 31 224 500
e-mailigor.vuletic@pravos.hr
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course content

The aim of the course is to independently study and research selected topics in Criminal Law, expand and improve the skills of written expression, practice presentation skills and teamwork, and develop argumentative discussion, critical thinking and interpretation. As a rule, seminar topics belong to the general part of Criminal Law. At the introductory seminar class, students will be acquainted with the criteria for completing seminars obligations and forming a grade, the rules for writing a seminar paper and oral presentation, and are allowed to choose a research topic. Seminar topics (indicative): Inaction, self- defence, necessity, mental incapacity. Forms of guilt: intent and negligence, misapprehension criminal offense, complicity, instigationand helping, concurrence, continuing criminal offense, prison sentence, fines, suspended sentence, sentencing, security measures, amnesty and pardon. Student chooses the research topic in two ways: as a offered topic from the list or suggests it according to his own affinities.

Course learning outcomes

After fulfilling the seminar obligations and passing the seminar, the student will be able to: Independently process each topic in written and oral form, Conduct small-scale research according to available literature, databases, Cite sources of literature according to generally accepted standards, Present their research according to independently selected and adjusted criteria, Discuss and conclude on the topics that were covered,

TEACHING METHODS
☑ Lectures
☐ Seminars and workshops
☐ Exercises
☑ Independent tasks
☐ Multimedia and internet
☐ Distance education
☐ Office hours
☐ Laboratory
☐ Field work
☑ Mentoring work
☐ Knowledge test
EXAMINATION PROCEDURE
☑ Oral exam
☑ Written exam
☐ Colloquium
Other:
ADDITIONAL FACTS
Within the seminar, each student has the obligation to attend seminar classes. The absence of a maximum of 3 times is tolerated. The student has the obligation to choose the research topic that he / she publicly presents and teaches.
LIST OF LITERATURE FOR STUDIES AND EXAMS
Required reading
Petar Novoselec. Opći dio kaznenog prava, Peto izmijenjeno izdanje,. 2016. Pravni fakultet Osijek
. Kazneni zakon. 2021. Narodne novine 125/11, 144/12, 56/15, 61/15, 101/17, 118/18, 126/19, 84/21
Barbara Herceg Pakšić. Ispričavajući razlozi u kaznenom pravu-novo lice prekoračenja granica nužne obrane. 2018. Hrvatski ljetopis za kazneno pravo i praksu, 25 (2018), 2
Barbara Herceg Pakšić. O preobražaju instituta krajnje nužde u kaznenom pravu- razvoj i (r)evolucija. 2019. Harmonius: Journal of legal and social studies in South East Europe, VIII (2019), 1
Barbara Herceg Pakšić. (Pre)ispitivanje nekih obilježja ispričavajuće krajnje nužde – odabrana pitanja preduvjeta i ograničavanja isprike. 2020. Zbornik Pravnog fakulteta u Zagrebu, 70 (2020), 1
Barbara Herceg Pakšić. Zakonska regulacija i pravna priroda prekoračenja granica nužne obrane kao ispričavajućeg razloga de lege lata et de lege ferenda. 2015. Hrvatski ljetopis za kazneno pravo i praksu, 22 (2015), 1/2015
Igor Vuletić, Marin Mrčela. Kaznenopravne zablude u hrvatskoj sudskoj praksi. 2017. Društveni ogledi, 4 (2017), 1
Igor Vuletić. Sigurnosna mjera zabrane obavljanja određene dužnosti ili djelatnosti u hrvatskom kaznenom pravu. 2017. Pravni vjesnik, 33 (2017), 2
Optional reading
Barbara Herceg Pakšić. Virtualna komunikacija i izazovi kaznenog prava novog doba // Izazovi digitalnog svijeta. 2019. Velki, Tena ; Šolić, Krešimir (ur.). Osijek: Fakultet za odgojne i obrazovne znanosti i Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku
Barbara Herceg Pakšić. Pojmovno određenje i domet doktrine o nemogućnosti zahtijevanja drukčijeg ponašanja unutar sustava ispričavajućih razloga u kaznenom pravu . 2014. Pravni vjesnik, 14 (2014), 3-4
Barbara Herceg Pakšić, Nikolina; Kovač. Prekršajno pravo u službi suzbijanja zlouporabe droga u Republici Hrvatskoj: posjedovanje droge bez namjere stavljanja u promet. 2020. Pravni vjesnik, 36 (2020), 1
Barbara Herceg Pakšić. Tvorba novih standarda u slučajevima teških oblika govora mržnje: negiranje genocida pred Europskim sudom za ljudska prava. 2017. Zbornik Pravnog fakulteta u Zagrebu, 67 (2017), 2
Barbara Herceg Pakšić, Miroslav Jukić, . Primjena konvencijskog prava u području zabrane ropstva i prisilnog rada: europski standardi i hrvatska postignuća. 2016. Hrvatski ljetopis za kaznene znanosti i praksu, 23 (2016), 2