MASTER OF APPLIED CRIMINAL LAW
Objectives
Providing a holistic analysis of the criminal process through an analysis of the law, its philosophical underpinnings and its operation in practice, this LLM pathway;
Developing practical skills necessary to perform criminal legal research, in-depth analysis, and advanced practice in criminal law related career;
Offering the opportunity for broad or deeply specialized study within an innovative research-led teaching environment;
To attain a broad overview of criminal justice processes, with particular aspects as well as diverse underpinning theories, policing, health aspects of criminal justice or indeed nternational/national aspects of law enforcement co-operation;
Equip with research, technical, practical and analytical skills essential for own/student development and for the development of the justice delivery at large.
Lecturers
Experts, professionals, local and international experts who have accomplished in their respective fields from both an academic and practical perspective.
Exit Profile
Such an overview will be of particular interest to those specializing or considering careers in:
- Criminal investigation,
- Criminal prosecution
- Criminal representation
- Social protection (Child protection child and International criminal law and criminal other vulnerable persons
- Security
- Human rights and humanitarian affairs
- Criminal politics
- Academics students for advance education (PhD) in criminal justice
- International criminal jurisdictions
- International criminal law and criminal procedure;
Topic to be covered
1. Advanced Research Methodology
2. General Principles of Criminal Law
3. Restorative Justice: Domestic and International
4. Approaches
5. Criminal evidence and proof
6. Human Rights and Criminal Justice
7. Global crime problems
8. Applied Criminal Procedure
9. Issues in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice
10. Applied Criminology
11. Child Law in Comparative Perspectives
12. Law enforcement
13. International Criminal Law
14. Ethics of criminal law and criminal justice
15. Forensic Science and criminal investigation
16. Thesis dissertation
Entry requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Law.
Further information: www.ines.ac.rw
Contact: 0788585092