SOSC 2652 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Distributive Justice, Herbert Annesley Packer, Personal Boundaries
11 Oct 2017
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Sept. 22: the law isn"t inherently moral. Judges and courts: that is where we find legal principles (balancing act: criminal law changes over time, example: abortion laws in the past and present. Criminal law is not moral but it does build off values people have. Rule of law: the requirement that governments ,as well as individuals be subjected to and abide by the law: the gov. Ignorantia juris non excusat : ignorance of the law is no excuse, everyone should know the law and distinguish between legal and illegal behaviour. This expectation is a fiction since the laws are always changing: nemo tenetur seipsum accusare : no one is impelled to incriminate his or herself. The system of criminal law: the canadian legal system is a common law system , originated in europe and imported to. ^ 2 critical ingredients for crime are actus reus and mens rea.
