Question 1

Which of the following is a requirement of the 'principle of legality'?

Accepted Answer

The principle of legality requires that criminal offences should be clearly enough defined to enable people who wish to be law-abiding to live their lives confident that they will not be breaking the law.

Question 2

Which of the following defines the 'principle of responsibility'?

Accepted Answer

The principle of responsibility requires that people should only be guilty in respect of conduct over which they have control. The principle would be infringed if the criminal law punished a person for behaviour he carried out while having an epileptic fit, for example.

Question 3

The principle of minimal criminalization requires all harmful conduct to be criminalized.

Accepted Answer

The principle of minimal criminalization requires that conduct should be illegal only if absolutely necessary.

Question 4

The principle of fair labelling requires that the description of the offence should match the wrong done.

Accepted Answer

The principle of fair labelling requires the description of the offence to accurately describe the wrong done.

Question 5

Subjectivism assesses criminal liability by looking at the state of mind of the defendant.

Accepted Answer

Subjectivism assesses criminal liability by looking at the state of mind of the defendant. For example it considers what was intended or foreseen by the defendant.

Question 6

What does section 3 of the Human Rights Act require courts to do?

Accepted Answer

Section 3 requires courts so far as it is possible to do so to interpret legislation in a way which is compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights.

Question 7

Article 8 of the ECHR states that everyone has a right to respect for his ____ and family life.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Article 8 of the ECHR states that...

Question 8

Feminism's sole contribution to criminal law theory is to point out that most of the judges are male.

Accepted Answer

Chp 1 - s12point out some of the many contributions of feminist thought to criminal law.

Question 9

In terms of punishment the theory of retribution is that the defendant be prevented from committing future crimes.

Accepted Answer

Chp 1 - s13.2 explains retribution

Quiz 1: An Introduction to Criminal Law