This course will enable students to understand the basic content of the specific provisions of the criminal law. The specific provisions of the criminal law include the constitution of specific crimes and the specific penalties, which are the important contents of the criminal law. There are more than 400 specific crimes in Chinese criminal law, and this course focuses on more common and typical crimes in practice, especially the definition of each crime and the differences of the crimes which are easily confused. This course will make students use the knowledge they have learned to analyse cases concerning conviction and sentencing based on the facts and law of each individual case.

CILO-1: Students will be able to describe the relationship between the specific provisions and the general provisions of the criminal law, articulate the structure of the criminal law. CILO-2: Students will be able to identify and describe different crimes and the statutory penalties in detailed provisions. Learn the crimes, constitution, and punishments of specific crimes. Students will be able to accurately distinguish the differences and boundaries of each crime. CILO-3: Students will be able to describe criminal liabilities and accurately identify criminal behaviours by using the specific provisions of the Criminal Law. CILO-4: Students will be able to critically read and evaluate the forefront and challenging issues in the theories and legal practice of criminal law. They will fully utilize the principles of the criminal law to conduct in depth studies on controversial issues and classical judicial precedents.