Criminal Law – General Theory quizzes
What makes an act a crime, how intent shapes responsibility, and why motive often plays a limited role.
2 quizzes
71 questions
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Criminal Law – General Theory: Principles of criminal law (legality, culpability, proportionality) · The Principle of Legality
Why no one may be punished without a clear, written law in force before the act, and what that rules out for judges and lawmakers.
21 questions -
Criminal Law – General Theory: Why Motive Rarely Matters
A tour of the ideas that decide when conduct becomes a crime, who is to blame and why we punish at all.
50 questions
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After a crime is committed, its maximum penalty is raised. Which penalty may the court impose?
- Only the lower penalty in force at the time
- The new, higher penalty now in force
- Whichever penalty the judge finds fairer
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Answer: Only the lower penalty in force at the time
Nulla poena sine lege also bars retroactive increases in punishment; the offender cannot receive more than the law then allowed.
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