Criminal Procedure - first semester WP-PRZ-POK1
The aim of the course is to give the student organised knowledge of the nature, functions and principles of Polish criminal procedure and of its basic institutions. The student will learn about the sources of criminal procedure law, the position of procedural authorities, parties and other participants, as well as the rules for procedural acts, taking evidence and using coercive measures. The lecture prepares the student to analyse procedural problems on the basis of provisions, case law and legal writing, which the student shows in a problem essay.
(in Polish) Dyscyplina naukowa, do której odnoszą się efekty uczenia się
(in Polish) E-Learning
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
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Preliminary Requirements
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student:
KNOWLEDGE
EW1 (PR_W01) – explains the concept, functions and aim of criminal proceedings, describes their historical models and the links between criminal procedure law and other fields of law and science.
EW2 (PR_W02) – describes the sources of criminal procedure law and the main principles of criminal proceedings, showing their basis in the Polish Constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights.
EW3 (PR_W02) – classifies procedural prerequisites and explains the procedural effects of their occurrence.
EW4 (PR_W05) – describes the authorities of criminal proceedings (court, prosecution service, Police and other law enforcement bodies), their powers and relations, also in terms of human rights protection.
EW5 (PR_W04) – compares the procedural position of the parties and other participants in criminal proceedings, showing their rights and duties.
EW6 (PR_W04) – classifies procedural acts and evidence and explains the role of exclusionary rules of evidence.
EW7 (PR_W04) – describes coercive measures in criminal proceedings, including preventive measures, showing the grounds and procedure for their use.
Assessment criteria
Grading scale: 2.0; 3.0; 3.5; 4.0; 4.5; 5.0. A student gets 3.5 if he or she meets all criteria for 3.0 and some criteria for 4.0. A student gets 4.5 if he or she meets all criteria for 4.0 and some criteria for 5.0.
The criteria apply to all outcomes EW1–EW7, verified through a cross-cutting essay covering the topic and its specific questions:
2.0 – the student does not describe the basic concepts and procedural institutions covered by the topic or makes serious substantive errors.
3.0 – the student defines basic concepts and indicates the right institutions and provisions, but does not explain the links between them; some inaccuracies are acceptable.
4.0 – the student correctly describes procedural institutions, explains the links between them, indicates the right provisions and refers to case law; the reasoning has minor gaps.
5.0 – the student explains procedural institutions in depth, compares and critically assesses the views of legal writers and case law, and draws his or her own well-justified conclusions.
Passing requires achievement of each outcome EW1–EW7 at least at a basic level. Omitting issues corresponding to any outcome or making fundamental errors indicating its non-achievement requires the essay to be supplemented or revised and precludes a passing grade until those shortcomings are addressed. The same outcomes and assessment criteria apply in the resit period.
Practical placement
Completion of this course does not require a work placement.
Additional information
Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:
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