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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Law
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Adv. Tal Farjun
Coordinator Office Hours:
Teaching Staff:
Tal Farjun
Course/Module description:
The workshop will be taught by
Attorneys from the State Attorney's Economics Department – a department at the forefront of the fight against government corruption and economic crime that harms the country’s central economic bodies and national infrastructures. The Department specializes in cases involving "white collar crimes" such as bribery, breach of trust and sophisticated fraud.
During the workshop, the attorneys will share with the students their work processes and deliberations in cases characterized by sophisticated criminality, wide-ranging investigation material and legal and factual issues of public importance and complexity.
During the workshop, the students themselves will experience managing different stages of a criminal case – evaluating evidence, consolidating an indictment, preparing direct examination and cross-examination of witnesses and sentencing arguments.
Course/Module aims:
Expose the participants to the practical aspects of the fight against corruption, complex economic crimes and and to provide a “taste” of attorney work in the State Attorney's Economics Department.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Upon course completion, students will be able to :
1. Assess and analyze evidence
2. Write an indictment
3. Prepare direct examination and cross-examination of witnesses.
4.Prepare arguments for punishment.
Attendance requirements(%):
100% (Absences with prior approval).
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
workshop
Course/Module Content:
In a typical semester 14 - sessions of 90 minutes each (2 academic hours).
The course issues to be covered are spread over two levels:
First - theoretical analysis of white collar crimes, as described below; Second – Presentation by the attorneys of the stages of a criminal case, via the practical application by the students of the learned material. by the students.
Session 1 - Workshop structure and goals and introduction to white collar crimes
Session 2 - Fraud and breach of trust.
Session 3 - Bribery.
Session 4 - Fraud
Session 5 - Money Laundering.
Session 6 -Essentials in crimial law procedure
Session 7 - Evidence evaluation and analysis
Session 8 – Writing indictments.
Session 9 – Direct examination and cross-examination of witnesses, types of witnesses and investigation in white collar cases.
Session 10 - Practical experience in witness examination.
Session 11 - Practical experience in witness examination.
Session 12 - Punishment arguments - Amendment 113 of the Penal Code.
Session 13 - Practical experience in punishment arguments.
Session 14 - Practical experience in punishment arguments.
Required Reading:
Will be provided at the beginning of the workshop
Additional Reading Material:
Grading Scheme :
Submission assignments during the semester: Exercises / Essays / Audits / Reports / Forum / Simulation / others 100 %
Additional information:
Course evaluation: 4 assignments including practical part in the class room in one assignment ad least(drafting of indictment, preparation of witness investigations and arguments for punishment) – 25 points each.
Up to 5 additional points for active, consistent and meaningful participation in lessons.
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