Criminal law

• What are the rules with criminal law

  what is considered criminal will change over time with society.

  Lord Atkin supported the definition.
• What is the burden of proof

  Woolington V DPP

  BOP on prosecution

  innocent until proven guilty
• What are the elements of crime

  Men’s rea - mental element

  Actus Reus - physical element

  R V Miller
• What is the definition of actus reus

  An omission or a state of affairs that is voluntarily prohibited conduct together with any required consequences caused by prohibited conduct of an offence.
• What is the standard of proof

  beyond unreasonable doubt

  only convicted if satisfied with evidence.

  the judiciary would have to be 99% sure
• What is strict liability

  Some crimes in which you do not need a men’s Rea to be guilty.

  e.g. driving offences
• What is conduct criminalisation by judges

  Conspiracy to corrupt public morals.

  Shaw V DPP

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