2007 m. gruodžio 10 d., pirmadienis

Criminal law

People's illegal acts are regulated by criminal law.

Crimes are illegal acts witch can be punished by the state. Various acts in one country can be a crime but in another not. Actus Reus and Mens Rea are two important elements to a crime. For crimes investigation are very important substantial cause and defense-a reason the court should exuse act. Defenses might be:defense of duress, defense of insanity and self-defense. Crimes can be commited by a person who is intoxicated. For some people punishments could be mitigated.

Consequently, the most important thing for a person is that no one can say that he is guilty until the stste proves it.