The aim, tasks and principles of criminal law
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write five principles of criminal law and explain each in one sentence.
Legality — only law defines crime; equality — all are equal before the law; humanism — no aim of causing suffering; justice — proportionate punishment; inevitability — liability cannot be avoided.
2
Explain to a classmate with an example why a “suspected” person is not “guilty”.
For example, a person suspected of theft is considered innocent if the evidence is insufficient and no verdict is passed; suspicion does not prove guilt.
3
Why can calling a suspect a “criminal” on social networks be legally risky?
Because without a verdict it may amount to defamation or an attack on honour, and it contradicts the presumption of innocence.
4
In four sentences write the tasks of the Criminal Code in your own words.
The Code protects people’s lives, property and nature against crime, prevents crime, defines which acts are crimes and educates citizens in respect for the law.