CRW1501 Intro to Criminal Law EXA
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,UNITg1
1. Namegthegfourgelementsgofgcriminalgliability.g[4]
• Actgorgconductg(1)
• Compliancegwithgthegdefinitionalgelementsgofgthegcrimeg(1)
• Unlawfulnessg(1)
• Culpabilityg(1)
2. Namegandgdiscussgthegpointsgofgdifferencegbetweengagcrimegandgagdelictg(y
ouganswergshouldgbeging“tabular”gformatgorgingthegformgofgagtable.g[12]
Thegmostgimportantgpointsgofgdifferencegbetweengagcrimegandgagdelictgcangbegsumm
arisedgasgfollows:
Crimesg:gDelicts
1 Directedgagainstgpublicginterestsg:gDirectedgagainstgprivateginterests.
2 Formgpartgofgpublicglawg:gFormgpartgofgprivateglaw.
3 Stategprosecutesg:gPrivategpartyginstitutesgaction.
4 Resultgingthegimpositiongofgpunishmentgbygthegstateg:gResultgingthegguiltygpartygbein
ggorderedgtogpaygdamagesgtogtheginjuredgparty.
5 Stategprosecutesgperpetratorgirrespectivegofgthegdesiresgofgprivategindividual
: Injuredgpartygcangchoosegwhetherghegwishesgtogclaimgdamagesgorgnot.
g g
6 Trialggovernedgbygrulesgofgcriminalgprocedureg:gTrialggovernedgbygrulesgofgciv
ilgprocedure.
, 3. Asgfargasglegislationgasgagsourcegofgcriminalglawgisgconcerned,gtheregisgo
negpiecegofglegislationgthatgisgmoregimportantgthangallgothers,gnamely:
A. Englishglaw
B. Commonglaw
C. Roman-Dutchglaw
D. ThegConstitutiongofgthegRepublicgofgSouthgAfrica,g1996.
4. Thegcontentsgofgthegcommonglawgcangbegfoundgingprimarygsources,gsuchgas
:
A. actsgofglawgorglegislation
B. customaryglaw
C. thegConstitutiongofgthegRepublicgofgSouthgAfrica,g1996
D. thegwritingsgofgthegRoman-gDutchgauthors
1. Listgthegrulesgthatgaregcontainedgingthegprinciplegofglegality.g[5]
(a) Agcourtgcangonlygconvictgandgpunishgangaccusedgforgagcrimegifgthegcondu
ctgisgrecognisedgbygtheglawg(statutorygorgcommonglaw)gasgagcrime.gCourts,gi
ngothergwords,gcangnotgcreategnewgcrimes.gThegconductgmustgalsoghavegso
megpenaltygattachedgtogitsgcommission.g(1)
(b) Thegconductgofgthegaccusedgpersongmustghavegbeengrecognisedgasgagcrim
egatgthegtimegofgitsgcommission.gThisgrulegisgreferredgtogasgtheg‘prohibitiongongr
etrospectivity’gandgisgconfirmedgasgpartgofgSouthgAfricanglawgbygvirtuegofgitsgin
clusiongingthegSouthgAfricangConstitution.g(1)
©gCrimesghavegtogbegdefinedgingcleargandgpreciseglanguage.gIngothergwordsgcr
imesgcannotgbegdefinedgvaguely.g(1)
(d) Agcourtgofglawgmustginterpretgthegwordinggingthegdefinitiongofgagcrimegstrictl
ygorgnarrowly.gThisgrulegappliesgtogbothgcommonglawgandgstatutorygcrimes.g(1
)
g g g g g
M.
,UNITg1
1. Namegthegfourgelementsgofgcriminalgliability.g[4]
• Actgorgconductg(1)
• Compliancegwithgthegdefinitionalgelementsgofgthegcrimeg(1)
• Unlawfulnessg(1)
• Culpabilityg(1)
2. Namegandgdiscussgthegpointsgofgdifferencegbetweengagcrimegandgagdelictg(y
ouganswergshouldgbeging“tabular”gformatgorgingthegformgofgagtable.g[12]
Thegmostgimportantgpointsgofgdifferencegbetweengagcrimegandgagdelictgcangbegsumm
arisedgasgfollows:
Crimesg:gDelicts
1 Directedgagainstgpublicginterestsg:gDirectedgagainstgprivateginterests.
2 Formgpartgofgpublicglawg:gFormgpartgofgprivateglaw.
3 Stategprosecutesg:gPrivategpartyginstitutesgaction.
4 Resultgingthegimpositiongofgpunishmentgbygthegstateg:gResultgingthegguiltygpartygbein
ggorderedgtogpaygdamagesgtogtheginjuredgparty.
5 Stategprosecutesgperpetratorgirrespectivegofgthegdesiresgofgprivategindividual
: Injuredgpartygcangchoosegwhetherghegwishesgtogclaimgdamagesgorgnot.
g g
6 Trialggovernedgbygrulesgofgcriminalgprocedureg:gTrialggovernedgbygrulesgofgciv
ilgprocedure.
, 3. Asgfargasglegislationgasgagsourcegofgcriminalglawgisgconcerned,gtheregisgo
negpiecegofglegislationgthatgisgmoregimportantgthangallgothers,gnamely:
A. Englishglaw
B. Commonglaw
C. Roman-Dutchglaw
D. ThegConstitutiongofgthegRepublicgofgSouthgAfrica,g1996.
4. Thegcontentsgofgthegcommonglawgcangbegfoundgingprimarygsources,gsuchgas
:
A. actsgofglawgorglegislation
B. customaryglaw
C. thegConstitutiongofgthegRepublicgofgSouthgAfrica,g1996
D. thegwritingsgofgthegRoman-gDutchgauthors
1. Listgthegrulesgthatgaregcontainedgingthegprinciplegofglegality.g[5]
(a) Agcourtgcangonlygconvictgandgpunishgangaccusedgforgagcrimegifgthegcondu
ctgisgrecognisedgbygtheglawg(statutorygorgcommonglaw)gasgagcrime.gCourts,gi
ngothergwords,gcangnotgcreategnewgcrimes.gThegconductgmustgalsoghavegso
megpenaltygattachedgtogitsgcommission.g(1)
(b) Thegconductgofgthegaccusedgpersongmustghavegbeengrecognisedgasgagcrim
egatgthegtimegofgitsgcommission.gThisgrulegisgreferredgtogasgtheg‘prohibitiongongr
etrospectivity’gandgisgconfirmedgasgpartgofgSouthgAfricanglawgbygvirtuegofgitsgin
clusiongingthegSouthgAfricangConstitution.g(1)
©gCrimesghavegtogbegdefinedgingcleargandgpreciseglanguage.gIngothergwordsgcr
imesgcannotgbegdefinedgvaguely.g(1)
(d) Agcourtgofglawgmustginterpretgthegwordinggingthegdefinitiongofgagcrimegstrictl
ygorgnarrowly.gThisgrulegappliesgtogbothgcommonglawgandgstatutorygcrimes.g(1
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