Criminal law principles 刑法原则
- An act is not a crime unless the law says it is one.
法无明文规定者不为罪。 - An essential function of the criminal law is to define the boundary between what conduct is criminal and what is merely immoral.
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。 - Criminal Law is not only the Magra Carta of the innocent, but also the Magra Carta which makes the sinner.
刑法既是善良人的《大宪章》，也是犯罪人的《大宪章》。 - Divine punishments though slow, are always sure.
天网恢恢，疏而不漏。 - Duress provides no defense to a charge of murder.
受到胁迫不能成为谋杀指控之抗辩。 - Justifiable defense is the act being exempted from crimes.
正当防卫不属于犯罪行为。 - Prevention and punishment are essential reasons why we have criminal law and a criminal justice system.
预防和处罚犯罪是制定和建立司法体系的主要原因。 - No crime without a law.
法无明文规定者不为罪。 - No one can be forced to incriminate himself.
任何人不得被强制自证其罪。 - Penal statutes must not be given retroactive effect.
刑法不得溯及既往。
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