QUESTIONS AND FULL SOLUTIONS
◉ Prohibition on Retrospectivity. Answer: Conduct must be
recognized as a crime when committed.
◉ Positive Act. Answer: An action taken that can lead to liability.
◉ Justification Grounds. Answer: Legal reasons that excuse
otherwise unlawful actions.
◉ Mental Defect. Answer: Condition affecting understanding of right
and wrong.
◉ Criminal Sanction. Answer: Penalty imposed for violating a
criminal law.
◉ Reasonable Person Standard. Answer: Legal benchmark for
determining negligence.
◉ Intoxication Defense. Answer: Claim that intoxication negates
criminal responsibility.
, ◉ Common Law. Answer: Law developed through court decisions
rather than statutes.
◉ Right of Chastisement. Answer: Legal allowance for reasonable
punishment of a child.
◉ Necessity Defense. Answer: Justification for actions taken to
prevent greater harm.
◉ Criminal Liability Inquiry. Answer: Process of determining if
conduct is punishable.
◉ Chain of Causation. Answer: Link between an act and its
consequences.
◉ Section 1 of Act 1 of 1988. Answer: Legal provision addressing
specific criminal offenses.
◉ Hospitality Box Incident. Answer: Case involving intoxication
leading to unintended harm.
◉ Interception of Letter. Answer: Preventing harmful
communication before it reaches the public.