CRIM 1650 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2,3: Mental Disorder, Mens Rea, Inchoate Offense

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2: social context of dispute settlement + rise of law. Advisor system: extension of the self or kinhsip based system of dispute settlement. In small scale societies, social power was shared. Privately owned land + livestock = enabled them to rely less on communities for survival. Crisis of legitimacy: situation where state no longer maintains authority to govern. 2 solutions: either the state regions legitimacy or a new governing body is instated. Crime: conduct that is prohibited by law and that is subject to a penal sanction. A prohibition against + a penalty for violating that prohibition. 2 sources of can cl: legislation + judicial decisions that either interpret asch legislation or state the common law. Cl: body of jurisprudence that includes the definition of various crimes, the specifications of various penalties, a set of general principles concerning criminal responsibility, and a series of defences to a criminal charge.

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