PUBLIC LAW

Question 1

ADMINSTRATIVE LAW

Answer 1

-regulates activities if bodies that exercise public powers, admin functions

Question 2

SOURCES OF ADMIN LAW

Answer 2

• LEGISLATION (PASSPORT APCT,CONSTITUTION ETC)
• JUDICIAL PRECEDENT
• COMMON LAW

Question 3

CRIMINAL LAW

Answer 3

-law that deals with behaviour that is considered criminal

Question 4

SOURCES OF CRIMINAL LAW

Answer 4

• both common law and statue
• common law crimes
• statutory crimes

Question 5

ELEMENTS OF CRIME

Answer 5

1) unlawful - (against law)
voluntary
conduct

2) CAUSATION- act must have caused a consequence
- factual causation means that the accused’s conduct must have resulted in the criminal consequence - we use the ‘but for’ test

3) CRIMINAL CAPACITY - person who commits the act must have understood that their actions will result in certain consequences
4) FAULT - did the person act with intention or negligence

Question 6

TYPES OF INTENTION

Answer 6

1) DIRECT INTENTION-person fully intended directly to commit the crime
2) INDIRECT INTENTION- prohibited act or outcome was not the aim of the accused
3) EVENTUAL INTENTION- the accused did not wish to bring about the prohibited action