CRM 1300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: The Need, Reasonable Person, Murder
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Crime: conduct that is prohibited by law and that is subject to a penal sanction (such as imprisonment or a fine). Criminal law: a body of jurisprudence that includes the definition of various crimes, the specification of various penalties, a set of general principles concerning criminal responsibility, and a series of defences to a criminal charge. Two primary sources of canadian criminal law: legislation and judicial decisions. Criminal procedure: a body of legislation that specifies the procedures to be followed in the prosecution of a criminal case and that defines the nature and the scope of the powers of criminal justice officials. Common law: the body of judge-made law that has evolved in areas not covered by legislation. Actus reus: all the elements contained in the definition of a criminal offence, other than the mental elements (mens rea) Mens rea: the mental elements (other than voluntariness) contained in the definition of a criminal offence.
