Basic Course in Criminal Law I

(with admission exam for the intermediate examination)

Course number of the lecture: 02301000 (2 SWS)

Time & place: 2 hours, Mon., 2 - 4 p.m., 15.04.24 - 15.07.24; Lecture hall I (Old University)

Contents

The lecture Basic Course Criminal Law I deals with central issues of the general part of criminal law. It deals with the examination structure of a completed offence, errors, justification and excuses. These are presented systematically and taught using specific examples taken from supreme court case law. The time and place of the final exam will be announced in good time by means of a separate notice.

Materials

The materials will be available to enrolled students from the start of the course via the following link on WueCampus: WueCampus course room

Literature references

Hilgendorf/Valerius, Strafrecht Allgemeiner Teil, 3rd ed., 2022.
Rengier, Strafrecht Allgemeiner Teil, 15th ed., 2023.
Wessels/Beulke/Satzger, Strafrecht Allgemeiner Teil, 53rd ed, 2023.
Zieschang, Strafrecht Allgemeiner Teil, 7th ed., 2023.
Hilgendorf, Fälle zum Strafrecht für Anfänger, Klausurenkurs 1, 4th ed., 2020.
Kindhäuser/Hilgendorf, Strafgesetzbuch - Lehr- und Praxiskommentar, 9th ed., 2022.

Current edition in each case. Further literature references will be provided in the lecture.