Criminal Law UQ 2006
Criminal Law-Criminal Law UQ 2006
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LAWS2004 Criminal Law
PRINCIPLES, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
What is crime
Crime can be defined depending on two different approaches: 1. Crime determined by morality of conduct Criminal law seeks to protect morality and values of society and punish those who infringe against those. Examples: Art 202 Penal Code 1932 (Philippines: Vagrant and Prostitutes The following are vagrants: 1. Any person having no apparent means of subsistence, who has the physical ability to work and who neglects to apply himself or herself to some lawful calling Any Person found guilty shall be punished by arresto menor or a fine not exceeding 200 pesos Art 232 Penal Code (Fiji): Witch Craft and Sorcery Criminal Code (Qld) Chapter 22 Offences against morality Lord Devlin saw morality as the organising principle for criminalization. May use law to safe guard anything essential to its existence. (The Enforcement of...
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