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Criminal Law

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Decks in this class (31)

Assault
Charged under,
Definition case,
Maximum sentence
7  cards
Battery
Charged under,
Definition,
Maximum sentence
6  cards
Assault Occasioning ABH
Charged under,
Tried in,
Ar 1 3 starter offence
6  cards
S20 OAPA 1861
Define,
Tried in,
Maximum sentence
7  cards
S18 OAPA 1861
Type of offence,
Tried in,
Maximum sentence
8  cards
Murder
Type of offence,
Maximum sentence,
Definition
6  cards
Loss of Control
Set out in,
Type of defence,
Pillar 1 loss of control
5  cards
Diminished Responsibility
Set out in,
If successful,
What crime does it only apply to
9  cards
Unlawful Act Manslaughter
Definition,
Also known as,
The act must be unlawful 1 3
6  cards
Gross Negligence Manslaughter
Define,
Sentencing,
Rules of gnm
9  cards
Theft
Type of offence,
Definition,
Ar 1 3 appropriation
8  cards
Robbery
Charged under,
Define,
Ar 1 2 appropriation
10  cards
Criminal Attempts
Charged under,
What can you attempt,
Define
8  cards
Duress by Threat
Rules laid down in,
Define,
Requirement 1
8  cards
Duress by Circumstance
Define,
Problem with duress murder,
Problem with duress harsh
3  cards
Automatism
Define,
Was the loss of control voluntary,
Did the loss of control come from...
5  cards
Insanity
Principle comes from,
Raising the defence,
Must be a defect of reason 1 3
5  cards
Intoxication
Define,
Was d intoxicated 1 3,
Was the intoxication voluntary or...
6  cards
Self Defence
Type of defence,
Reinstated in,
D honestly believed that the use ...
4  cards
Fault
Define,
Area reflecting fault strongly,
Inconsistent application of fault
3  cards
Justice
Definition,
Jeremy bentham v immanuel kant,
Immanuel kant contrast with bentham
7  cards
Retrospective Principle
Definition,
Strict principle of stare decisis,
Law in relation to tresspass
4  cards
The Harm Principle
Theorist,
Definition,
Negative thrust
8  cards
Correspondence
Define,
Andrew ashworth,
Correspondence is satisfied
5  cards
Fair Labelling
Define,
3 mechanisms to ensure fair label...,
Criminal concepts that ensure fai...
4  cards
Statutory Interpretation
The literal rule,
Advantages of the literal rule,
Disadvantages of the literal rule
15  cards
Statutory Interpretation Aids
Intrinsic aids,
Extrinsic aids
2  cards
Judicial Precedent
Define,
Stare decisis,
Ratio decendendi
9  cards
Legal Personnel
Barristers,
Solicitors,
Legal executives
4  cards
Access to Justice
Citizens advice bureaux,
Law centres,
Trade unions
3  cards
Sentencing
Aims of sentencing
1  cards

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