ACCA F4 知识点总结.docxVIP

Chapter1 民法(civil law)和刑法（criminal law）的划分 Civil law: an form of private law， used by individuals to assert rights against other individuals Criminal law: an aspect of public law to regulate crimes and to punish offenders Issue Civil Criminal Who brings the action Claimant/plaintiff原告 Prosecutor/cps/state Burden of proof Claimant/plaintiff原告 Prosecutor/cps/state Standard of proof Balance of probabilities Beyond reasonable doubt Decisions Liable/not (judge) Guilty or not Aims Compensatory Punitive/to punish Remedies 纠正 damages Imprisonment/fines Case law: made by judge/ statute law成文法: primary