A free, interactive course in the foundations of law and of criminal law.
A law course in two units: the foundations of law — what law means, law and morality, what law is for, its sources, the state, legality and legitimacy, the European Union and international legal orders, legal norms, interpretation and dispute resolution; and the foundations of criminal law — punishment, the principle of legality, limits on the power to punish, and the theory of the offence from causation and intent to justification and participation.
2 units · 20 lessons · 279 practice questions · 7 languages · free on the web and Android
Start this course freeLaw I explains how legal systems work and how criminal liability is built, in short lessons each followed by practice questions with instant feedback — many of them applying a rule to a concrete case.
The first unit covers the meanings of "law", law, morality and custom, the functions and sources of law, the state, legality and legitimacy, the European Union and international legal orders, the anatomy of a legal norm, interpretation and resolving disputes. The second unit covers criminal law and punishment, the principle of legality and its limits, and the theory of the offence: causation and imputation, intent and mistake, negligence and omission, attempt and participation, and justification.
Every lesson explanation in Law I is free to read on the web. Practice questions and interactive scenes are in the app.
Yes. Law I is free on Tryals, on the web and on Android.
2 units, 20 lessons and 279 practice questions. It is self-paced: each lesson is short, followed by questions with instant feedback, and your progress is saved across devices.
English, Catalan, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese. You can switch language inside the app.
It teaches the general concepts of a continental (civil-law) legal system, with Spanish, European Union and international examples.
No. The course starts from what the word "law" means and builds up.