Philosophy 2080 Study Guide - Crown Attorney, Indecent Exposure, Mantra

• School: Western University
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: Philosophy 2080
• Professor: James Hildebrand

Document Summary

Public v private see detailed notes in class one for more discussion on this issue. Criminal law is considered to be public law. The state prosecutes the case, so the parties to the criminal law suit are the rest of us v the accused. R stands for regina, and means the queen . I know, it"s antiquated, but we canadians like to stand on tradition when we can. The people v larry flint, english criminal cases look like this: director of public prosecutions v. Consider the purposes of or justifications for a criminal prosecution. The criminal law is the most severe way society expresses its disapproval of conduct. It is the way society protects its members. An offence not only harms the particular victim, but it harms society as a whole any crime is a crime against the state. This is called general deterrence and very much is directed toward the public.