CRIM 101 Lecture 2: CRIM 101 LEC 2
24 Jun 2019
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The entire set of principles, procedures and rules established by governments through the courts and criminal code in order to ensure public safety (jones, 2015) Includes definitions of crimes, criminal responsibility, punishments, and defenses to criminal charges. Criminal laws include both a prohibition, and a prescribed punishment. Violation of public order, prosecuted by the state . Burden of proof: beyond a reasonable doubt. Infringement of contract, or rights of another citizen. Party who feels wronged brings civil suit. Results in an award of damages (e. g. monetary compensation) Most of the criminal laws in canada murder, robbery, assault were inherited from english common. England does not have a criminal code per se. ; rather, english criminal law operates on the principle. Canada adopted its own criminal code in 1892, although it retained to power to create common law. The origins of criminal law law of common law until the 1950s.
