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Criminal Law 1
Criminal Law 1
Day 1
The subjects in this assignment can be read in any textbook on Criminal Law.
Students are free to select any textbook.
Note : No need to prepare digests of the cases listed below without any
number ( ). Just find out how the case answer the questions asked. Those with
( ) must have case digests.
2. What is a crime?
4. What is a common law crime? Are there common law crimes in the
Philippines?
(1) U.S. vs. Taylor, 28 Phil. 599, [G.R. No. 9726](Dec. 8, 1914]
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8. What is a Bill of Attainder ?
(4) People vs. Ferrer, 48 SCRA 382, [G.R. L-32613-14, December
27, 1972)
9. What are the basic theories of penology or the rationale for punishing a
crime? Read Aquino, Ramon C. The Revised ZPenal Code, Book 1, 1987
Ed., at p. 2`
10. What are the Characteristics of Criminal Law. Explain each. Does
one characteristic have any exception?
10.1 . Generality – Civil Code, Article 14.
10.1. 1. Exceptions – RPC . Art. 2
Principle of Public International Law
Laws of Preferential Application
10.3. Prospectivity
10.3.1. Exceptions or when can penal laws be applied reoactively.
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Important principles or maxims in Criminal Law
THERE ARE SIX (6) CASES TO PREPARE A CASE DIGEST. THE CLASS SHOULD
AGREE ON THE SAME NOTEBOOK TO US. DIGESTS MUST NE HANDWRITTEN.
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