IS 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Fundamental Justice, Mens Rea, Assault
15 Jan 2019
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Homicide: cc divided into 2 parts, general part, de nitions, forms of liability, forms of participation, accepted excuses or justi cation, applies to all offences, ss. 2-44: special part, speci c o ences against person, property, state etc, governed by general part, ss. 46-462: upper limit of criminal law = ultimate crime, statistically rare, courts: Given penalty and stigma: need clear fault requirements and must apply to the principles of fundamental justice, parliment: Careful legislation that de nes all relevant circumstances. ** if mom that is pregnant is killed - charged with 2 counts of murder/manslaughter. Parole sentence e: if used weapon = prisonfor life and to a min 4 years of prison. Infanticide: max penalty is 5 years. Degrees of fault - mens rea: forms of culpable homicide are suppurated by degrees of fault and circumstances surrounding the o ence, as de ned in the cc, murder:
