CRJU 20413 Lecture 5: Lecture #5 - Exam #1
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Lecture #5 chapter 3 criminal law. Non-violent but far more victimization and harm. Examples: fraud, embezzlement, counterfeiting, forgery, insider trading, ponzi scheme, Individual and corporate cybercrime, identity theft, and bribery. A rule of conduct, found enacted in a form of a statue that proscribes or mandates certain forms of behavior. Body of judicial precedent, built upon legal reasoning and past interpretations of statutory law serves as a guide to decision making in the court. Hammurabi: one of the earliest known codifications of laws (1750 bce) (eye for eye, tooth for tooth) Mosaic code: code of israelites (1200 bce) Twelve tables: roman law, collection of rules (451 bce) Magna carta: guarantee of liberties, certain protections from government (1215) Common: usage, custom, cultural and not written statues. Stare decisis let the decision stand. U. s. constitution: final authority (1787, philadelphia, pa) First amendment: free exercise of religion, freedom of speech, press, and the right to peacefully assemble.
