Top of Form Bottom of Form THE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY‚ JAMAICA THE FACULTY OF LAW CRIMINAL LAW I CAUSATION ______________________________________________________________ INTRODUCTION Where the actus reus of a crime includes specific consequences e.g. the crime of Murder - the consequence being death‚ it must be shown that the Defendant caused the victim’s death (although the defendant’s act need not be the sole or the main cause of death). A common approach of the courts has been to
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Criminal Law Notes Chapter 3-4: Corpus Delicti: 1) Act/Omission & 2) Criminal Agency Temporary Insanity does not apply in California. You must prove that you cannot understand right/wrong at the time of the act‚ and that you did not understand the nature/quality of the act. Must also prove insanity‚ otherwise you are considered sane. People who cannot commit a crime (PC 26): 1) Children under 14 2) Idiots – Mental Incapacity 3) Ignorance or mistake of fact 4) Unconsciousness of Behavior
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SOURCES OF LAW OBJECTIVE To provide the candidate with a broad understanding of the Sources of Laws of Kenya: The Constitution Legislation Delegated Legislation. Statutes of General Application in force in England on 12th August 1897. Substance of Common Law and doctrines of equity. African Customary Law. Islamic Law. Hindu Law. Judicial Precedent (Case Law). INTRODUCTION The term sources of law literally means where rues of law are found. This chapter describes the origins of the rules
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Criminal Law January 3‚ 2010 Facts – Little Louie 1. Unemployed 2. Date Wild Wanda 3. Plans with Billy Bad Boy and Vinnie Bagadonuts to rob a bank. 4. Know a gun collector named Smith 5. Breaks into Smith’s house 6. Breaks into the gun locker and steals couple of handguns‚ saw-off shotgun‚ and automatic weapons. 7. Robs the bank 8. In a shootout with the armed guard during this a bank teller and police officer is shot. 9. Run from the police officers
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Sources of English Law By Christopher Richards 9/11/09 Executive Summary In this report I will be discussing the English Legal System‚ its structure and its primary sources. English law and its legal structure forms the basis of many countries common law legal system‚ this includes most commonwealth countries and the United States. English law falls into two broad categories: Civil law - derived from Roman law‚ it is applied when “wrongs” have been made against individuals; it is also know as
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INTRODUCTION The sources of international law are not the same as those in domestic law. The two major sources creating legally binding rules of international law are treaty and custom. In domestic law the question of the source of a rule or law is seldom controversial. Common law systems rely upon statutes and the decisions to be found in court judgments for evidence of the existence of the rule or law; civil law systems rely upon the appropriate legislation or Codes
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head: Criminal Law Evaluation Criminal Law Evaluation University of Phoenix May 8‚ 2011 The criminal justice system has within it a set of rules‚ regulations and guidelines‚ known as criminal laws which are based on various sources‚ some dating back to England. Criminal law also has a purpose for which it was designed. Criminal laws have jurisdiction which keeps it structured and in order. Within criminal law are various offenses for which there must be standards of proof. Criminal law addresses
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Sources of Law Constitutional Law (Federal and State) Statutory Law at the Federal Level Statutory Law at the State Level Local Laws of Cities‚ Countries and Towns Common Law Court Decisions-provide interpretation or clarification of the law stare decis Custom Federal Court U.S. is a party Federal question-arising under federal law Diversity of Citizenship Jeff Bauman v. Dzhokar Tsarnaev – Civil or Criminal? If Jeff Bauman was to sue‚ it would be a civil case because the individual
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Law Enforcement Reporting & Recording Writing Importance Scenarios 1-4 September 15‚ 2010 Week 1 By ???????? Prepared for ???????? Importance of Written Communication in Criminal Justice A Criminal Justice career can be greatly enhanced with good written communication skills for the following reasons: one reason is that it is important that our written documentation and reports are clearly stated for interpretation. The well written report or document provides the audience with the
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Law 12 2012/2013 Criminal Quiz Summary Notes CRIMINAL LAW I know it’s illegal‚ but is it a crime? Many things are illegal: jay-walking‚ speeding‚ or setting up a clothes line outside to dry your laundry (in West Vancouver)‚ but they aren’t necessarily crimes. What then makes something a crime? Criminal Law Criminal law deals with offences committed against society (often these appear to be against individuals). The purpose of criminal law is to keep order in society and deter the committing
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