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Cebu City
COLLEGE OF LAW
COURSE SYLLABUS
I. COURSE NUMBER
II.
COURSE TITLE
LLB 228
:
Legal Medicine
III.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
:
The course basically deals and delves into the application of medical concepts,
knowledge and skills to legal issues and legal proceedings, in order to assist in the proper dispensation of justice.
Legal Medicine, also known as Forensic Medicine, is that branch of medicine where medical knowledge is applied to legal
issues and legal proceedings.
IV.
COURSE PREREQUISITE
N/A
V.
COURSE CREDIT
1 unit
VI.
COURSE OUTLINE
OBJECTIVES
CONTENTS
TIME
ALLOTMENT
2 hrs
STRATEGIES/ACTIVITIES
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Lectures
/
Graded References:
Interactions / Case Study /
Quizzes / Prelim, Semi-Final,
- Legal Medicine, 1987
Midterm
and
Final
Edition, by Pedro P. Solis
Examinations
- Legal Medicine, 2010
Edition, by Leo C. Olarte
1 hr
Definition and
personality
concept
of
III. DEATH
-
Definition of death
IV. TRAUMA
-
civil
2 hrs
2 hrs
V. SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS
CRIMES
AND
SEX
Sex crimes
Medico-legal
crimes
investigation
of
Method of procreation
VII.
MARITAL RELATION
-
VIII.
-
2 hrs
sex
1 hr
1 hr
2 hrs
Malingering
IX.MEDICAL EVIDENCE
- Definition, nature, and types of medical
evidence
VII.
Preservation of evidence
Deception detection
Identification of person
3 hrs
EVALUATIVE MEASURES
:
The students shall be evaluated and rated based on their performance in the classroom
recitations, quizzes, and the preliminary, semi-final, midterm and final examinations.
VIII.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
wit:
The official grading system of the University of Cebu College of Law will be followed, to