Knowledge and understanding
After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:
- define basic concepts and principles of criminal law position of persons with mental disorders;
- explain reasons for special legal position of persons with mental disorders within criminal justice system;
- indicate breakpoints in the historical development of (criminal) legal position of persons with mental disorders;
- describe the significance of the judicature of the European Court of Human Rights for the legal position of persons with mental disorders;
- recognise differences in criminal law position of persons with mental disorders in selected legal orders;
- explain basic characteristics of criminal liability and criminal procedure involving persons with mental disorders in the Republic of Croatia;
- descrtibe basic characteristics of involuntary placement.
Application
After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:
- interpret Croatian law on involuntary placement in accordance with the judicature of the European Court of Human Rights;
- distribute different legal rules that regulate the position of persons with mental disorders in accordance with their legal power and scope of application;
- apply Croatian legal rules related to legal position of persons with mental disorders;
- apply Croatian legal rules related to the legalposition of persons with mental disorders;
- demonstrate differences in the legal position of persons with mental disorders in legal systems of selected countries.
Analysis
After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:
- connect characteristics of the legal position of persons with mental disorders in the Republic of Croatia with the judicature of the European Court of Human Rights;
- distinguish legal position of different categories of persons with mental disorders (mental incapacity, limited mental capacity) ;
- compare the legal position of persons with mental disorders in the Republic of Croatia and selected countires;
- analyse provisions of the Protection of Persons with Mental Disorders Act;
- distinguish legal position of persons with mental disorders from the legal position of general population;
- indicate questionable issues of legal regulation and practice of treatment of persons with mental disorders.
Synthesis
After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:
- formulate conclusions about the justifiability of the existing legal position of persons with mental disorders;
- propose changes in the existing legal position of persons with mental disorders;
- prepare a presentation about some of the relevant topics about the legal position of persons with mental disorders;
- prepare an appeal against the decision about involuntary placement.
Evaluation
After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:
- evaluate justifiability of the existing legal position of persons with mental disorders;
- estimate successfulness of the adjustment of the Croatian legal system with the demands that derive from the judicature of the European Court of Human Rights;
- recommend changes of individual provisions that regulate legal position of persons with mental disorders;
- compare legal position of persons with mental disorders in Croatian and selected legal orders.
Knowledge is assessed:
- during classes through interaction between th eteacher and students
- active participation of students is encouraged by examples, questions and so on;
- discussion about examples from the practice of European Court of Human Rights and national courts
- analysis of regulations in Croatian and foreign laws about the legal position of persons withmental disorders
- active participation in study visits (to a court and mental institution)
- preparation of an appeal against the decision of forced accommodation
- oral part of the examination