CRW1501 Introduction to the General Principles of Criminal Law (CRW1501)

Question 1 Name the four general requirements of criminal liability Act or conduct Compliance with the definitional elements of a crime Unlawfulness Culpability Define the principle of legality. An accused may (1) not be convicted of a crime – (a) unless the type of conduct with which she is charged has been recognised by the law as a crime (b) in clear terms (c) before the conduct took place (d) without it being necessary to interpret the words in the definition of the crime broad...

Unit 1 - Intro Distinguish between a crime and a delict.(5) Crime Delict 1 Directed against public interests. Directed against private interests. 2 Form part of public law. Form part of private law. 3 State prosecutes. Private party institutes action. 4 Result in the imposition of punishment by the state. Result in the guilty party being ordered to pay damages to the injured party. 5 State prosecutes perpetrator irrespective of the desires of private individual. Injured party can cho...

Question 1 Name the four general requirements of criminal liability Act or conduct Compliance with the definitional elements of a crime Unlawfulness Culpability Define the principle of legality. An accused may (1) not be convicted of a crime – (a) unless the type of conduct with which she is charged has been recognised by the law as a crime (b) in clear terms (c) before the conduct took place (d) without it being necessary to interpret the words in the definition of the crime broad...

CRW1501 EXAM PREPARATION. Introduction To The General Principles Of Criminal Law. LEGALITY (continued) • A court can only convict and punish an accused for a crime if the conduct is recognised by the law (statutory or common law) as a crime. Courts, in other words, can not create new crimes. The conduct must also have some penalty attached to its commission. • The conduct of the accused person must have been recognised as a crime at the time of its commission. This rule is referred to ...

CRW1501 Assignment 01. Introduction To The General Principles Of Criminal Law. the functions of the South African Legal Practice Council is to regulate the affairs of legal practitioners and to set norms and standards; and to provide for the admission and enrolment of legal practitioners; and to regulate the professional conduct of legal practitioners so as to ensure accountable conduct; and to provide for the establishment of an Office of a Legal Services Ombud and for the appointment, pow...

Unit 1 - Intro Distinguish between a crime and a delict.(5) Crime Delict 1 Directed against public interests. Directed against private interests. 2 Form part of public law. Form part of private law. 3 State prosecutes. Private party institutes action. 4 Result in the imposition of punishment by the state. Result in the guilty party being ordered to pay damages to the injured party. 5 State prosecutes perpetrator irrespective of the desires of private individual. Injured party can cho...

OCT / NOV 2015 PART A (MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS) Question 1 (a) This statement is correct. See SG 1.2.2 (vi). (b) This statement is incorrect. See SG 1.2.7. Dolus eventualis is a sufficient form of intention. (c) This statement is correct. See SG 1.2.6. You should, therefore, have chosen option (4) since only statements (a) and (c) are correct. Question 2 (a) This statement is correct. See SG 1.3.4. (b) This statement is correct. See SG 1.3.4. (c) This statement is correct. See SG 1...

CRW1501 EXAM PACK CRW1501 EXAM PACK

CRW1501 EXAM PACK Unit 1 - Intro Distinguish between a crime and a delict.(5) Crime Delict 1 Directed against public interests. Directed against private interests. 2 Form part of public law. Form part of private law. 3 State prosecutes. Private party institutes action. 4 Result in the imposition of punishment by the state. Result in the guilty party being ordered to pay damages to the injured party. 5 State prosecutes perpetrator irrespective of the desires of private individual. I...

QUESTION ONE No, the charge does not meet the requirements of the principle of legality because the law prohibiting smoking in bars came into effect on the 1st February 2020 and Y smoked in the bar on the 31st December 2019. The conduct of the accused person must have been recognized as a crime at the time of its commission. This rule is referred to as the “prohibition on retrospectivity” and is confirmed as part of South African law by virtue of its inclusion in the South Afric...