WDW101Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Indictable Offence, Summary Offence, Sex Offender Registry
15 Sep 2013
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Chapter 2 the criminal law and its process. Code of hammurabi: the first written criminal code developed in babylonia about 2000. Mosaic code: by tradition, the covenant between god and the tribes of israel in which they agreed to obey his law in return for god"s special care and protection. Wergild: under medieval law, the money paid by the offender to compensate the victim and the state for a criminal offence. Oath-helpers: during the middle ages, groups of 12 to 25 people who would support the accused"s innocence. Stare decisis: the principle that the courts are bound to follow the law established in previously decided cases (precedent) unless the law was overruled by a higher authority. Common law: early english that was developed by judges and incorporated anglo- Saxon tribal custom, feudal rules and practices, and the everyday rules of behaviour of local villages. Inchoate crimes: incomplete or contemplated crimes such as solicitation or criminal attempts.
