Syllabus LO 1007 Comparative Criminal Justice System

 

Fifth Year B.A. LL.B.    - Semester X 

Fifth Year B.B.A. LL.B.  - Semester X 

Third Year LL.B.      - Semester VI

Optional Subject 6 (Any one from the following) : 

LO 1007 Comparative Criminal Justice System :

Objectives of the Course : Comparative research earlier was a luxury. It served to broaden one’s horizons. Today, comparative research is a necessity. In the criminal justice system the only way to effectively prevent and combat crime on the world stage is via the harmonisation and the coordination of national and international efforts. That requires up-to-date and intimate knowledge of criminal justice arrangements abroad. This necessitates the appreciation of meaningful and valuable differences, stemming from culture, history and social discourse, which help shape criminal justice arrangements in places quite different from our own. The academic endeavour of comparative criminal justice requires detailed understanding of not just criminal justice process but also the actors involved in it and the society that forms the backdrop to these process.

 

Module 01	Introduction : 1.     Meaning and Significance of Comparative Criminal Justice 2.     A comparative perspective on criminal justice and its main components. 3.     An overview of an impact of international criminal justice on comparative criminal justice 4.     Impact of Comparative Criminal Justice on Indian Criminal Law
Module 02	Comparative Policing : 1.     Police and policing 2.     Policing and crime control: a) Community policing

 

	b)    Zero tolerance policing c)     Policing corruption 3. Rise of private policing
Module 03	Transnational and Global Policing : 1.     Transnational policing 2.     International policing institutions: a)     Interpol b)    Europol c)     UNPOL (United Nations Police) d)    UN Office on drugs and crime (UNODC)
Module 04	Prosecution and Pre-trial Justice : 1. UN Guidelines on role of prosecutors 2. Prosecution : a)     England (Crown prosecution services) b)    Netherlands c)     America (Grand Juris) d)    India 3.     Pre-trial justice the role of magistrate 4.     Pre-trial custody in law and practice
Module 05	System of Trial : 1.     Inquisitorial trials in France 2.     Adversarial trials in England and India 3.     Trial in Islamic Legal Tradition
Module 06	Jury System : 1.     The English jury 2.     The American jury 3.     Jury system in India 4.     Juris in inquisitorial system
Module 07	Sentencing : 1.     Death penalty and Human Rights 2.     Death Penalty in USA and UK 3.     Death Penalty in India 4.     Suspended Sentence System 5.     Plea Bargaining System
Module 08	Models of Criminal Justice Process : 1.     Crime Control Model : a)     Rights of Victim b)    Rights of Accused Person c)     Power of investigation agencies d)    Role of Courts 2.     Due Process Model : a)     Rights of Victim b)    Rights of Accused Person

c)     Power of investigation agencies

d)    Role of Courts

 

Recommended Readings :

1.     Nelken D (2010) Comparative Criminal Justice Making Sense of Difference, London Sage.

2.     Nelken D (ed) (2011) Comparative Criminal Justice and Globalisation, Farnham Ashgate.

3.     Crawford A (ed) (2011) International and Comparative Criminal Justice and Urban Governance Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.

4.     Haberfeld M.R. & Cerrah I (ed) (2008) Comparative Policing : the Struggle for Democratization, London, Sage.

5.     Jones J & Newturn I (ed) (2006) Plural Policing a Comparative example London, Routledge.

6.     Andreas P and Nadelmann E (2006) Policing the Globe: Criminalization and Crime Control in International Relations, New York, Oxford University Press.

7.     Bowling B, Sheptyck J (2012) Global Policing, London: Sage.

8.     Choe D.H. (2013) Discretion at Pretrial Stage - A Comparative Study, European Journal of Criminal Policy and Research, 20.

9.     Schonteich M. (2008) The Scale and Consequences of Pretrial Detention Around the World in : Open Society Foundations (Ed) Justice Initiatives London.

10.  Terrill R.J. (2012) World Criminal Justice Systems: A Comparative Survey, Oxford Newness.

11.  Vogler R (2005) A World View on Criminal Justice Aldershot, Ashgate.

12.  Van Koppen P.J. and Penrod S.D. (eds) (2003) Adversarial Versus Inquisitorial Justice, New York, Kluwer.

13.  Hans V (2008) Jury System around the World, Annual Review of Law and Social Science.

14.  Vidmar N (ed) (2001) World Jury System, Oxford University Press.

15.  Garland D (2001) The Culture of Control, Crime and Order in Contemporary Society, University of Chicago.

16.  Pratt J Brown, D Brown, S Hallsworth, and W Morrison, (eds) (2013) The New Punitiveness, London, Routledge.

17.  Zimring F (2003) The Contradictions of American Capital Punishment, Oxford University.

18.  Francis Pakes, (2015), Comparative Criminal Justice, Routledge, London.

Mark Findlay, (2013) International and Comparative Criminal Justice, Routledge. 

Note for Syllabus of all Subjects : 

1.     The students are advised to refer latest editions of the books / readings recommended. The list of recommended readings is given for the general information and understanding of the students. However, students are advised to refer any other standard book or other material available. In case student finds no recommended readings for any topic of the syllabus, the students may refer any standard book or other material available. The students are also advised to refer E-Resources.  

2.     The students shall also refer and study the latest amendments in the concerned law. Such amendment in law shall become a part of a syllabus of concerned subject and shall be operative with effect from the academic year immediately next to the academic year in which amendment in the concerned law becomes operative.