Transnational Criminal Law, lv. 2023-2024

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The student will

• Become familiar with basic and advanced principles of criminal law and international law.
• Identify the field of Transnational Criminal Law as a complex legal system.
• Recognize what are transnational crimes and international crimes, their differences, and the challenges they pose.
• Learn to approach complex transnational legal cases identifying common issues of concurring jurisdictions.
• Identify the appropriate tools provided by international police and judicial cooperation entities to approach cases involving transnational crime.
• Recognize the legal issues and limitations afflicting international police and judicial cooperation entities.

Study methods: The course has two alternative modes of study.

Mode of Study 1: The course is organized as a seminar, which consists of 10 hours of mandatory lectures. There are sessions dedicated to case studies and exercises, which will be completed under the supervision of the lecturer. Additionally, there are sessions of traditional lecturing. In order to complete the course, the seminar student will participate to the mandatory lectures and then write a 10 page essay (app. 3000 words) on two cases agreed with the lecturer. Alternatively, students can write a 10 page essay (app. 3000 words) on a research topic agreed with the lecturer.

Mode of Study 2: The student can take the written exam. With this alternative, participation to the lectures is voluntary. The written examination can be taken in Finnish or in English through the Digicampus platform. While not a prerequisite, a general understanding of criminal law and international law is advisable before undertaking this course.

The enrolment key will be sent by email to those registered in Peppi to the course. Open University students registration to exam or seminar: choose exam date/seminar and then send email at the latest 10 days before exam/14 days before seminar avoinyo.oikeustieteet@uef.fi and we add your registration to Peppi.

• Tarkista ennen ilmoittautumista ja opintomaksun maksamista, että suorituskertoja on jäljellä vähintään kaksi (mahdollistaa uusinnan).
• Huomioi, että opiskeluoikeus myönnetään 2-5 arkipäivän kuluessa eli et heti pääse aktivoimaan käyttäjätunnuksia.
• Kun avoimen yliopiston opiskeluoikeus on myönnetty, saat opintojen aloitusohjeet sähköpostiisi. Kirjaudu ohjeiden mukaisesti Oikeustieteiden opinnot, Itä-Suomen avoin yliopisto-aloitusmoodleen.
• Opiskeluoikeus päättyy aina viimeistään lukuvuoden päättyessä heinäkuun lopulla riippumatta siitä tehdäänkö ilmoittautuminen syys- vai kevätlukukauden puolella.