Philosophy 2080 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Actus Reus, Strict Constructionism, Mens Rea
20 Jan 2016
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How we express our societal morals and universal set of values. Offence is not just against victim, but society at large. State vs. accused (r. v accused) regina the queen us is the. It is a judgment on activity (has different objectives than in a. Aim on criminal law is to punish and to deter (specific and general) General aimed at the public to deter them from creating similar. Criminal law has been entirely codified into an exhausted list (federal. Defenses (some are codified) some recognized at common law. Give the accused the opportunity to defend themselves (crown holds. Standard of proof = prove all elements of case beyond a reasonable. *presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law (fair trial and (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) People vs (cid:1) (cid:1) civil case) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) (cid:1) crimes (cid:1) (cid:1)
