Unit11CriminalLaw.pptVIP

Unit 11 Criminal Law TextⅠ Crime and Punishment -To gain some knowledge about the criminal law Text Ⅱ Criminal Proceedings -To learn something about criminal proceedings Text III Case Reading -To read a case related to the arrest information to be given TextⅠ Crime and Punishment Terms: omission, tort, trust, common assault, the aggrieved party, dismissal of a complaint, felony cf. misdemeanor, violation, disorderly conduct, death penalty, life imprisonment, mala in se cf. mala prohibita, principle of legality, substantive cf. procedural law, equal protection of the laws Outline of Text I Ⅰ. (para. 1-4) Definitions A. (para 1) What is a crime? B. (para 2) What is a wrong? C. (para 3-4) Overlapping of a civil wrong and a crime Ⅱ. (para. 5-10) Classifications A. (para 5) Various criteria of Classification B. (para 6-7) Classification according to degree of penalty attached C. (para 8-10) Classification according to degree of “evil” involved Ⅲ. (para. 11-12) The principle of legality and five requirements for constituting a crime A. (para 11) Maxims of “No crime without law and no punishment without law” B. (para 12) Five requirements for a conduct to merit any punishment Terms omission 懈怠; 不履行法律责任；不作为 tort 民事侵权行为 -damage, injury, or a wrongful act done willfully, negligently, or in circumstances involving strict liability, but not involving breach of contract, for which a civil suit can be brought trust 信托 -the confidence reposed in a trustee when giving the trustee legal title to property to administer for another, together with the trustee’ obligation regarding that property and the beneficiary common assault 普通侵犯他人身体（指不严重侵犯他人身体），普通企图伤害（罪） Terms the aggrieved party 受害方，受损方 dismissal of a complaint 驳回诉讼 felony 重罪(如谋杀、抢劫、放火等) *cf. misdemeanor 轻罪 violation 违法行为；违反、违犯、违背；侵犯、侵害、妨害；强奸 disorderly conduct 扰乱社会治安行为、不规矩的行为、目无法纪行为 death penalty (also capital punishment) 死刑 life imprisonment (also life sentence) 无期徒刑 Terms