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ASSIGNMENT 01
NAME AND SURNAME:
STUDENT NUMBER: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
SUBJECT: INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LAW
MODULE CODE: CRW1501
Due date: XXXX march 2022
QUESTION 1
This charge does not meet the requirements of the principle of legality due to the
prohibition on retrospectivity. Y’s conduct, which consisted of smoking, was not
recognised as a crime at the time of its commission. Smoking only became a crime
on 1 January 2021. Y smoked in X’s restaurant on 31 December 2020.
Question 2
Factors which exclude the voluntary nature of an act are:
One of the instances in which our law does not regard conduct as voluntary is where
a person behaves in a mechanical fashion. This is known as automatism.