General description
Inputs
It includes a definition of criminal law in general and a definition of the Syrian penal code in specific. It studies its development and aims, along with the clarification of the essence of crime and its types and elements.
Outputs
The importance of the module: criminal law reflects the development and philosophy of the penal thought that is based upon the principle of legitimacy of crimes and punishments. Criminal law is distinct of its sources that depend basically on written rules and their featured application in terms of time and place. This requires the study of the concept of crime and specifying its reasons, elements, types and its development along time in order to be familiar with the basic principles that the criminal law includes. It entails showing why some prohibited behaviors are considered to be crimes by the legislator. These are categorized by law according to standards determined by penal policy trends in each state. This makes it possible to identify the penal responsibility of committing crimes and imposing punishment upon those who commit crimes or get involved in them.
Topics
• The philosophy of penal thought
• Definition of criminal law
• Sources of criminal law
• Explanation of criminal law
• Application of criminal law
• Crimes and punishments are legitimate
• No ex post fact effect of criminal law
• Criminal law is regional
• The concept and types of crimes
• Elements of crime and attempting it.