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Decks in this class (34)

what is criminal law
Hm revenue and customs,
Contempt of court,
Domestic violence injunction
10  cards
legislation
What two houses are parliament ma...,
Which house is made up of elected...,
What are two parliamentary legisl...
15  cards
Case Law
What are the four sources of law,
What is common law,
What is european union law
24  cards
from case to court
What are the rights the police re...,
What do the police do,
Assault occasioning actual bodily...
32  cards
The beginning of the issues
Legal aid,
What is legal aid,
Legal aid is there to save you
14  cards
The law is still broken
Cps,
Problem with lack of staff,
Collapsing cases in the nations l...
22  cards
seminars
What is the difference between cr...,
What are the two types of liability,
Strict liability
26  cards
recap legislation
Primary legislation,
Public bills,
Private members bill
6  cards
The elements of crime
How does an offence take shape,
What does ar stand for,
What does mr stand for
35  cards
causation and intro to defences
What is the comptaneity rule,
Example of comptaneity rule,
What must you ensure when chargin...
17  cards
intro to defences
Consent,
What criteria must be met for con...,
Consent must be real
16  cards
Insanity
What is insanity,
Doe insanity result in acquittal,
Who can insanity be raised by
25  cards
test 1 revision
What is primary legislation,
What is secondary legislation,
The literal rule
20  cards
Duress by threats, Duress by circumstances and Self Defence
What type of defence is duress by...,
What is duress by threats,
What type of offence is duress by...
32  cards
Non-fatals
Bodily autonomy,
Results based offences,
Who can be a victim
56  cards
harassment
Protection from harassment act 1997,
S1 1 protection from harassment a...,
S1 1a
22  cards
Stalking
S2a 3 acts or omissions which are...,
S2a and s4a,
S2a
4  cards
Torture and Slavery
What section is torture,
Torture ar,
Torture mr
7  cards
property offences and theft
What are property offences,
Name 6 property offences,
S1 1 theft act
36  cards
robbery property offences
S8 1 theft act 1968,
The need for theft,
Force and threat of force
15  cards
burglary - property offences
S9 1 theft act 1968,
S9 1 a,
The offence
26  cards
Involuntary Manslaughter
What is involuntary manslaughter,
What is the difference between in...,
What are the 3 main types of invo...
37  cards
manslaughter
What are the three types of homic...,
Definition of murder,
A result crime
36  cards
handling stolen goods - property offences
S22 ta 1968,
Ar,
Goods
15  cards
blackmail - property offences
S21 ta 1968,
Ar of blackmail,
Demands
8  cards
criminal damage - property offences
S1 criminal damage act 1971,
Ar,
Damages
11  cards
murder - property offences
The view of murder,
Death penalty and murder,
Current sentencing
30  cards
how to get away with murder
For an adult the starting point f...,
For those 18 and under the starti...,
Whole life sentences
25  cards
Sexual offences
Sexual offences act 2003,
Cps guidelines,
Public interest
24  cards
sexual abuse
What is section 2,
What is section 3,
What is section 5
32  cards
intro to evidence
The english legal approach,
What is evidence,
Why do we need protecting from ev...
57  cards
confessions
General context,
The goldmine of confessions,
Balancing hearsay vs confessions
29  cards
expert evidence and police powers
What have it,
An exception,
S30 1 cja 1988
30  cards
police powers
Pace 1984,
S67 pace,
So what
30  cards

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