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    The Aim of the Criminal Law is Not Merely to Punish Offenders by Imposing a Custodial Sentence In the world that we live in‚ law is very important‚ as it is a set of rules that dictates our society ’s conduct towards politics‚ economy and society. Certain institutions such as the Police‚ Courts and Prisons impose these rules. As Sir John Salmond would describe it as ’The Body of principles recognized and applied by the state in the administration of justice. ’ 1 Each country has their set of rules

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    Pirates in Colonial America

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    pirates conducted robbery or illegal violence at sea; violence and crimes that killed‚ hurt‚ and affected the lives of others.1 Legally‚ crime is broken into three different parts: mens rea‚ the mental state of mind the criminal had during the crime; actus reus‚ the acts that are criminally committed; and locus‚ when and where the crime happened.2 These three things made the task of classifying a pirate as a criminal an extremely difficult one because the acts committed were inconsistent and the location

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    1. Alan and Ron are friends who have agreed to spend the evening injecting each other with heroin and water mixes. Ron subsequently becomes unconscious and dies as a result of a drug overdose. Discuss Alan’s criminal liability for the death of Ron. 2.How would your answer differ if Ron had self administered the heroin and water mix prepared by Alan and died as a result of an overdose of heroin? 1) Constructive Manslaughter also refers to as unlawful manslaughter. Constructive Manslaughter

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    iCriminal Law (dtp) - branch or division of law which defines‚ crimes‚ treats of their nature‚ and provide for their punishment. o Crime – act committed or omitted in violation of a public law forbidding or commanding it. - sources are: pns 1. Revised penal code (Act no. 3815) 2. Special Laws 3. Penal Presidential Decrees issued during Martial Law. - There is no common law crimes in the Philippines

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    Actions for wrongful birth and wrongful conception Actions for wrongful birth and wrongful conception frequently raise moral‚ ethical and philosophical issues. Legal judgments have often been contradictory and on occasions have arrived at their conclusions without addressing all the pertinent issues. Actions for wrongful conception or wrongful birth are variants of clinical liability and negligence. The initiative to bring an action lies with the parents. This is different for actions for wrongful

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    SUBSTANTIVE CRIMINAL LAW Summer 2012 2d Term CRM 321 Instructor: Ralph Bailey‚ Jr.‚ Esq. Telephone: 404-775-9881 (cell) 404-855-5103 (office) Morrow Campus Phone: 352-588-8402 Morrow Campus Fax: 352-588-8289 Office Hours: By Appointment e-mail: AttorneyBailey@yahoo.com MEETING TIME AND LOCATION Saturday 8:30am – 1:30 pm Morrow Campus REQUIRED TEXTBOOK: Samaha‚ Joel‚ Criminal Law‚ 10th Edition. APA Publication Manual. 6th Edition‚ American Psychological Association

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    “Johann Sebastian Bach” Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the greatest composers in western musical history. More than 1‚000 of his compositions survive. Some examples are the art of fugue‚ Brandenburg Concerti‚ the Goldberg Variations for Harpsichord‚ the‚ Mass in B-minor‚ the motets‚ and the Easter and Christmas oratorios. Bach came from a family of musicians. There were over 53 musicians in his family over a period of 300 years. His father Johann Ambrosius Bach‚ was a talented

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    Crime Victimization Survey

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    1. Uniform Crime Report: catalog containing statistics of crime 2. National Crime Victimization Survey: survey of statistics taken by victims. Does not gather for a homicide; data on victimization 3. Nolo Contendere: legal term meaning “I do not wish to contend” or a plea of no contest. 4. Ex Post Facto: “After the fact” Law must be on the books at the time of the act. Punishment must also be on the books at the time of the act (unless new punishment is less severe) Kind of evidence required for

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    resources cases‚ inevitable accident‚ Act of G mistake private defence‚ necessity statutory authority‚ act of State. 6. Remedies – Judical and extra judicial Damages- kinds of damages remoteness of damages- comparison with principles in contracts ; novas actus intervenes‚ successive action on the same facts‚ Merger of tort in felony. 7. Vicarious liability – Master and Servant – Distinction between servant and independent contractor‚ concept of servant‚ course of employment‚ Hospital cases‚ Masters duties

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    the Single European Act: National Interests and Conventional Statecraft in the European Community’‚ International Organization‚ 45 (1)‚ pp.19-56. Nicholson‚ M. (2002) International Relations: A Concise Introduction. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Reus-Smit‚ C. (2008) International law‚ in Baylis‚ J.‚ Smith‚ S. and Owens‚ P. (Eds) The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations (4th edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press. Reynolds‚ C. (1973) Theory and Explanation

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