The criminal law study program aims to provide a range of modules that will form the basis of information and advanced knowledge on criminal law matters for the purpose of training students to basic legal professions related to this field by providing solid knowledge, the specific and systematic institutes and concepts of criminal law in R. Macedonia and comparative knowledge to the region and the EU.
Law Faculty diploma is recognized by the Chamber of Lawyers and Notaries in RM. Exercise of legal professions requires formal registration in these rooms. Graduate of the Faculty of Law enables students to approach the relevant state bodies, especially in judicial branch as courts and public prosecutors. The Law Faculty has signed cooperation agreements with the Academy for training of judges and public prosecutors in the RM. Students who will have the ambition to deal with scientific research work, the Law Faculty of SEEU, enables the continuation of the studies-PhD studies.
Knowledge and understanding
- Has advanced theoretical, empiric and comparative knowledge on criminal law sciences as well as advanced knowledge on the legislation and jurisdiction in the area of the prevention of crime.
- Has in-depth understanding of problems related to crime and penal sanctions especially in the fields of comparative criminal law and procedure, theoretical and applicable criminology and penology, organized crime and forensic sciences (medicine, psychiatry, psychology).
- Has specific knowledge of advanced research techniques and methods in the area of criminal law and procedure.
Applying knowledge and understanding
- Identifies and analyzes more complex problems in the area of criminal law and procedure, thus can take active part in all the stages of a criminal procedure as well as can interpret advanced issues of the criminal legislation (including working as a judge, prosecutor or attorney, once they have the needed qualifications according to the legislation of RM);
- Utilizes the knowledge gained through research in the problem solving process through comparing practices and solutions in the area of prevention of crime.
Making judgement
- Performs more critical thinking through methods of analyzing and comparing.
- Develops skills of solving problems through case-law practices of more complex national and international cases.
Communication skills
- Utilizes proper terminology for complex and specific issues in the area of criminal law sciences;
- Is able to reach decisions and work more directly and effectively in all the police and court stages of a criminal procedure.
- Is involved in research based legal argumentation and debate;
- Utilizes the official languages of the University as well as more advanced computer skills in the research work;
Learning skills
- Develops a regulation of research to be used in their profession.
- Creates a practice of lifelong learning and service through being involved in training persons that work in the state institutions of crime prevention.
Semester 1
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[6 ECTS]
Research Methodology
Students will be able to:
* To apply the main methods of legal and other research.
* To collect research material in a critical way that is relevant and which are cited by the authors in their responses.
* To understand the scope of the research and access to various methods of research, being able even to their critical review.
* To study the relationship between legal theory and research practice through an advanced approach.
* To apply skills and knowledge learned in their theses.
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[6 ECTS]
Material Criminal Law
Basis for teaching in this course is the Ggeneral and Special part of the Criminal. In this course, instead of the traditional method ex cathedra, actively will be implemented the case study method and clinical methods.
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[6 ECTS]
Criminology with Penology
The acquisition of advanced knowledge on the object of study of Criminology and Penology and its main institutions, issues and contemporary trends and studying the influence of various factors in the commission of offenses, criminological examinations on the perpetrator and victim of crime and identification and criminological analysis of contemporary issues.
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[6 ECTS]
Elective course 1
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International Criminal Law
After successfully completing the course, students are expected to have gained a solid knowledge of the concepts and scope of this discipline, the rates in ICL, the repressive powers and jurisdiction of the states, extradition, asylum, transfer of criminal procedure, criminal legal aid, cooperation and the corpus of international human rights and international powers over criminal cases.
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Criminal Procedural Law
The purpose of this course is that students gain a solid theoretical and practical knowledge of criminal procedural provisions and institutions which is legally regulated and the activity of the procedural authorities and other participants in criminal proceedings and prepared for their practical application.
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Juvenile Deliquency
Juvenile criminals are in close connection with other phenomena of socio-pathological, such as drug addiction, alcoholism and prostitution, phenomena that are distributed today in almost every country in the world, and unfortunately they are present in our country. Therefore, the purpose of this discipline is to discover and record new forms of this criminal phenomenon and to explain the reasons for their presence in order to propose appropriate measures for their prevention and repression.
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Criminalistics
Specialization in this area is needed especially for the professional who will work in the justice-court, public prosecutor and judicial police. Criminalistics at its core has substantive and procedural criminal legislation and regulations derived from them. Each figure includes legal offense in itself determine the totality of facts and circumstances relevant to the overall right solution of the criminal case.
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Judicial Psychology
This discipline has character to support other criminal law sciences in order to assess the psychological truth and falsehood in the criminal trial against the defendants, witnesses and other persons in criminal proceedings through psychological assessment of their statements and actions.
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[6 ECTS]
Elective course 2
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International Criminal Law
After successfully completing the course, students are expected to have gained a solid knowledge of the concepts and scope of this discipline, the rates in ICL, the repressive powers and jurisdiction of the states, extradition, asylum, transfer of criminal procedure, criminal legal aid, cooperation and the corpus of international human rights and international powers over criminal cases.
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Criminal Procedural Law
The purpose of this course is that students gain a solid theoretical and practical knowledge of criminal procedural provisions and institutions which is legally regulated and the activity of the procedural authorities and other participants in criminal proceedings and prepared for their practical application.
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Juvenile Deliquency
Juvenile criminals are in close connection with other phenomena of socio-pathological, such as drug addiction, alcoholism and prostitution, phenomena that are distributed today in almost every country in the world, and unfortunately they are present in our country. Therefore, the purpose of this discipline is to discover and record new forms of this criminal phenomenon and to explain the reasons for their presence in order to propose appropriate measures for their prevention and repression.
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Criminalistics
Specialization in this area is needed especially for the professional who will work in the justice-court, public prosecutor and judicial police. Criminalistics at its core has substantive and procedural criminal legislation and regulations derived from them. Each figure includes legal offense in itself determine the totality of facts and circumstances relevant to the overall right solution of the criminal case.
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Judicial Psychology
This discipline has character to support other criminal law sciences in order to assess the psychological truth and falsehood in the criminal trial against the defendants, witnesses and other persons in criminal proceedings through psychological assessment of their statements and actions.
Semester 2
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[24 ECTS]
Master Thesis
This module enables students to transfer their skills and knowledge to research and make more complex task of Master-Thesis. Module is designed to be fully practical and students to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to approach writing the paper. The module has unique return result-to enable students to write the master thesis with minimal difficulties, and with maximum efficiency. The course aims to improve research techniques and style of writing paper, taking account to stop illegal means, such as plagiarism and infringement of copyright, which are prohibited by the Statute of the SEEU.
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[6 ECTS]
Free elective course 1
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Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is a particular form of organized crime is characterized as a modern-day slavery. This serious type of crime represents a profound violation of human rights and freedoms and is prohibited and is followed by international agreements and national laws and mechanisms of repression. The purpose of this course is to acquaint students with theoretical and practical aspects of the advanced features of this phenomenon by analyzing the most important international conventions and domestic laws and mechanisms in this area and understanding of domestic jurisprudence concerning cases of trafficking people.
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Selected Advanced Topics in IT Applications for Preparing a Scientific Paper
The aim of this subject is:
* To display the technical elements, the structure of the text and deign of a scientific research.
* To enable students to acquire advanced knowledge and skills from selected chapters of IT applications that will be needed in preparation of the scientific and research paper.
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Selected Advanced Topics in Applications for Statistical Data Processing
The aim of this subject is:
* To display the technical elements, the structure of the text and design of a scientific research.
* To enable students to acquire advanced knowledge and skills from selected advanced chapters of IT applications that will be needed in preparing the scientific and research paper.
* Practical application of these objectives in preparing student’s individual research paper.
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