Criminal Law
Course Information
- Course Number
- L6108
- Curriculum Level
- Foundation
- Areas of Study
- Criminal Law and Procedure
- Type
- Lecture
Section 004 Information
Instructor
Section Description
This course covers the basic principles of criminal law in the United States. Students will also develop skills in statutory interpretation and explore the relationship between criminal laws, policies, and social issues.
- School Year & Semester
- Spring 2026
- Points
- 3
- Method of Evaluation
- Exam
- J.D Writing Credit?
- No
Learning Outcomes
- Primary
-
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in a specific body of law, including major policy concerns
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in doctrinal analysis, including close reading of cases and precedents, and application to facts
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in statutory and regulatory analysis, including close reading of statutes and regulations, and application to facts
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in jurisprudential considerations in legal analysis
Course Limitations
- Instructor Pre-requisites
- None
- Instructor Co-Requisites
- None
- Requires Permission
- No
- Recommended Courses
- None
- Other Limitations
- None
Additional Section for Criminal Law
School Year & Semester
Spring 2026
Instructor
Corliss Lamont Professor of Law and Civil Liberties
Points
3School Year & Semester
Spring 2026
Instructor
James L. Dohr Professor of Law
Points
3