part 47 Criminal law principles刑法原则

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.

刑法原则

法无明文规定者不为罪。

刑法的本质功能在于明确了犯罪行为与公非道德行为的界限。

刑法既是善良人的《大宪章》，也是犯罪人的《大宪章》。

天网恢恢，疏而不漏。

受到胁迫不能成为谋杀指控之抗辩。

正当防卫不属于犯罪行为。

预防和处罚犯罪是制订和建立司法体系的主要原因。

法无明文规定者不为罪。

任何人不得被强制自证其罪。

刑法不得溯及既往。