CPR3701 Second semester ASS 1,2,3 memo

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Question 1: (1)  Substantive law comprises of a body of law determining the rights and duties of individuals and the state which the courts are established to administer.  Substantive criminal law, for instance, determines the prerequisites for criminal liability (like unlawfulness, fault) and prescribes the elements of various specific crimes (like theft, fraud or murder).  It also attaches a sanction to breach of its prohibitions. But the mere threat of criminal sanctions woul...