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University of Asia Pacific
Department of Law and Human Rights
Course outline
Advocacy Workshop (Criminal) and Internship in Criminal Justice (LAW: 467)
Course objective: The purpose of this trial advocacy course is twofold. Exercises in this course are
designed to introduce the students to the basic skills of trial advocacy in a primarily "learning by doing"
format. Secondly, the course will expose the student to a variety of issues in the context of criminal
cases. The course will necessarily include substantive criminal procedural law as it pertains to the
assigned cases. The case files used in the course have been developed from actual criminal cases. In
some case files, the actual legal memoranda discussing the substantive law issues presented in those
cases have been included for the students benefit. Each student will be graded on the basis of daily
performance throughout the course, a preparation hearing, and the final trial. You will be graded on
objective performance; and upon your performance improvement during the course. Students must
attend each class session from the class session start to the class session finish, and must be prepared to
perform the exercises listed in the syllabus. Students will be expected to both conduct the exercise as
counsel and to play the role of witness when called upon to do so.
Course at a glance:
Week
1 (One)
2 (Two)
Topic
 Introduction
 Discussion of Course
contents
 Basic of Advocacy
 Criminal Court
Structure
 different types of
Criminal cases
 Sample of
documents
 Modalities and case
flow of different
types of criminal
cases
 Mapping the
process of
Administration of
criminal Justice in
Bangladesh
 Fish Bone analysis
Reading
 Some Basic Truths about Trial
Advocacy - Law Gazette
 Code of Criminal Procedure
 Cavendish Legal Skill Series
(Advocacy) by Andy Boon
 Trial of Civil Suits and Criminal
cases by J. Hamidul Haq
 Justice sector facility, UNDP,
BD- Mapping the process of
administration of criminal
cases
Assignment
To be
discussed
during classes
2
3 (Three)
4 (Four)
5 (Five)
6 (Six)
7 (seven)
 Root Cause analysis
of AS IS process
 Of Bail
 Theoretical and
practical aspect of
bail
 Justification and risk
based approach of
granting bail
 Drafting bail
petition
 Furnishing bail bond
 Drafting Ejahar
 Drafting GD
 Drafting Complaint
Petition
 Drafting Time
petition
 Case File analysis
 Digital cause list
 Movement of cases
 Introduction and
Orientation with all
kinds of documents
used in criminal
cases
 Making templates
of FIR/Ejahar/
Complaint petition
 Transfer of criminal
cases
 Medical
Jurisprudence
 Modes of Trial of
Criminal cases
 Juvenile Trial
 Going Thru’ of
relevant provision
of criminal
Procedure Code and
Criminal Rules and
Order for
understating
Advocacy and its
 Trial of Civil Suits and Criminal
cases by J. Hamidul Haq
 Essay of instructor will be
provided prior to class.
 Skills in trial advocacy by Saud
Hasan and Monica Khan
 www.supremecourt.gov.bd
 Mobile apps ( bdcourts) cause
lists of
Dhaka/Rangamati/Kishoreganj.
 Skills in trial advocacy by Saud
Hasan and Monica Khan
 Trial of Civil Suits and Criminal
cases by J. Hamidul Haq
 ‘Must Know’ aspects of
Medical Jurisprudence for
medical professionals- By
Mohammed Iliyas Sk.
 Shishu Ain 2013
 Cr.PC
 Cr. Rules and Order ( Supreme
Court Publication, 2009)
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12 (twelve)
13 (Thirteen)
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operation
Revise Discussion
Problem Solving
Mid Terminal Examination
Case Reference
 Skills in trial advocacy by Saud
Legal Research
Hasan and Monica Khan
Consultation with
 Essentials of Legal Research by
books and Journal
Abdullah Al Faruque
Professional
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Etiquette
Communication
Skills
Client Interviewing
 Skills in trial advocacy by Saud
Marshalling of facts
Hasan and Monica Khan
Choosing Forum
Opening of Criminal
cases
Planning
 Skills in trial advocacy by Saud
Revise planning
Hasan and Monica Khan
Strategy
Hearing of charge
Petition move
Trial date fixing
Cause list
Taking note
Examination in
 Evidence Act ( DLR Publication)
Chief
 Law of Evidence by KK Singh)
Cross Examination
Re-examination
Making exhibits
Defense witness
 Trial of Civil Suits and Criminal
Examination of
cases by J. Hamidul Haq
Accused u/s 342 of
Cr.PC
Research
Arguments
Writing judgment
 Trial of Civil Suits and Criminal
Pronouncement of
cases by J. Hamidul Haq
Judgment
Contents of
Judgment
Appreciation of
evidence
Case Study
Preparation of Trial
Final Examination
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Books and Reference:
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Trial of Civil Suits and Criminal cases by J. Hamidul Haq
Skills in trial advocacy by Saud Hasan and Monica Khan
Essentials of Legal Research by Abdullah Al Faruque
Indian Evidence by KK Singh and HP Gupta
Cavendish Legal Skill Series (Advocacy) by Andy Boon
Cr. PC ( Government Publication)
Cr.RO ( Publication of Supreme Court)
Evidence Act ( DLR Publication)
Google Scholar (scholar.google.com/)
Assessment:
1. Quiz+ Assignment+ Class Attendance+ participation+ viva
= 30
2. Mid Terminal Examination
=20
3. Final examination
=50
---------------------Total = 100
Grading System: UGC approved system to be followed.
Course Instructor:
Md Muajjem Hussain
Joint District and Sessions Judge( On deputation at Prime Ministers’ Office)
Master of Dispute resolution (University of New South Wales, Australia)
LL.M, LL. B Honours (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Email- muajjem.hussain@gmail.com