part 47 Criminal law principles刑法原則

1.An act is not a crime unless the law says it is one.

2.An essential function of the criminal law is to define the boundary between what conduct is criminal and what is merely immoral.

3.Criminal Law is not only the Magra Carta of the innocent, but also the Magra Carta which makes the sinner.

4.Divine punishments though slow,are alwasy sure.

5.Duress provides no defense to a charge of murder.

6.Justifiable defense is the act being exempted from crimes.

7.Prevention and punishment are essential reasons why we have criminal law and a criminal justice system.

8.No crime without a law.

9.No one can be forced to incriminate himself.

10.Penal statutes must not be given retroactive effect.

刑法原則

法無明文規(guī)定者不為罪。

刑法的本質(zhì)功能在于明確了犯罪行為與公非道德行為的界限。

刑法既是善良人的《大憲章》，也是犯罪人的《大憲章》。

天網(wǎng)恢恢，疏而不漏。

受到脅迫不能成為謀殺指控之抗辯。

正當防衛(wèi)不屬于犯罪行為。

預防和處罰犯罪是制訂和建立司法體系的主要原因。

法無明文規(guī)定者不為罪。

任何人不得被強制自證其罪。

刑法不得溯及既往。