Criminal Law

Paper I: Criminal Justice System

Unit-I

General Principles of Criminal Law

 Historical Background of Criminal Law.

 Nature and Elements of Crime.
 Concept and Relevance of Mensrea.
 Stages in Commission of Crime.
 Abetment.
 Criminal Conspiracy.
 Vicarious Liability in Criminal Law with Reference to Ss 34-38, 149,376-D, 396 & 460 of the
I.P.C.

Unit II

Criminal Justice and Human Rights

 Human Rights: Concept, Origin and Development of Human Rights.

 Human Rights and Criminal Justice System in India.
 Right against Self incrimination.
 Right against Torture.
 Right to Legal Aid.
 Right to Speedy Trial.
 Human Rights of Prisoners.
 Death Penalty: Human Rights Perspectives on Future of Capital Punishment.

Unit-III

Juvenile justice

 History and evolution of juvenile justice.

 UN Declaration of the Rights of Children 1959.
 UN Convention on Rights of the Child 1989 (ratified by the Government of India in 1992).
 The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
 Role of media to expose instances of child exploitation and abuse in public domain as well as
remain sensitive to privacy of children and their families.

Unit-IV

Penology and Victimology

Part A (Penology)

 Concept and purpose of punishment,

 Theories of Punishment,
 Forms of Punishment and Judicial Sentencing
 Victims Compensation
 Prison System
Part B (Victimology)

 Definition and Scope, Who is victim?

 U.N. Declaration on Justice for Victims of Crimes and Abuse of power (1985),
 Victims of Traditional Crimes - Focus on Women and Child Victim: Dowry, Domestic
Violence, Child Abuse(Child Trafficking and Child Labour) Caste Atrocities (Communal
Riots and Genocide).
 Role and Responsibilities of World Society of Victimology (WSV), Indian Society of
Victimology (ISV), National Organisation for Victim Assistance (NOVA) Amneasty
International (AI).

Unit-V

Components of Criminal Justice System:

 Police,
 Prosecution,
 Judiciary,
 Correction institution and their interlinkages.