Criminal and Civil Responsibility Flashcards
Differentiate between criminal and civil responsibility and classify the different types of criminal offenses in Cameroon. How do you answer this question?
Introduction: talk about criminal and civil action
body:
-> The differences between criminal and civil responsibility
-> classify criminal offenses
conclusion:
What is the difference between criminal and civil action?
Civil action is legal action initiated by an individual to protect his/her personal rights, of which his/her opponent will owe civil responsibilty on the other hand, Criminal action is legal action that is innitiated by the state to protect socital rights, the accused will owe criminal responsibility
What are the differences between criminal and civil responsibility?
-> Civil law aims at protecting individuals while Criminal law aims at protecting society as a whole
-> The punishment for breaking civil law is compensation while the punishment for breaking criminal law is fines or imprisonment
-> When someone breaks civil law their wealth is on the line, when they break criminal law their liberty/freedom is on the line(at risk).
-> The parties in civil matters are called the plaintiff and the defendant, the parties in criminal matters are called the prosecutor and the accused
How are criminal offenses classified?
- Felony: These are any offenses punishable with over 3 years of imprisonment e.g armed robbery and murder
- Misdemeanors: These are offenses punishable with 3 years of imprisonment and below e.g theft and assault
- Contraventions: These are offenses punishable by fines and administrative penalties e.g traffic violations and petty theft
- Economic and Financial crimes: These are offenses related to finance or economic matters e.g bribery, embezzlement
- Cyber crimes: These are crimes that primarily involve computers or the internet, e.g hacking, scamming
- Offenses involving public order and security, e.g terrorism, rioting
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