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  • 21Youth justice in England and Wales — The youth justice system in England and Wales comprises the organs and processes which are used to prosecute, convict and punish persons under 18 years of age who commit criminal offences. The principal aim of the youth justice system is to… …

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  • 22Murder (Canadian law) — For a general discussion of the law of murder, see murder. As defined in the Criminal Code of Canada, murder is a culpable homicide with specific intentions. Culpable homicide is defined as causing the death of a human being, By means of an… …

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  • 23Murder (German law) — In Germany the term Mord (murder) is officially used for the intentional killing of another person, but only if the case is especially severe. The requirements can be read in § 211 of the German Criminal Code, Strafgesetzbuch (StGB). The murderer …

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  • 24Defense of infancy — Criminal defenses …

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  • 25Manslaughter — For other uses, see Manslaughter (disambiguation). Homicide …

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  • 26Sodomy law — A sodomy law is a law that defines certain sexual acts as sex crimes. The precise sexual acts meant by the term sodomy are rarely spelled out in the law, but is typically understood by courts to include any sexual act which does not lead to… …

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  • 27List of Bosnian genocide prosecutions — This is a list of prosecutions bought against states and individuals for the crime of genocide in Bosnia. Also, several civil law cases that are being conducted before The Hague District Court in the Netherlands, and two that have been decided in …

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  • 28Suicide — For other uses, see Suicide (disambiguation). Suicide Classification and external resources …

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  • 29Castle doctrine — A Castle Doctrine (also known as a Castle Law or a Defense of Habitation Law) is an American legal doctrine arising from English common law[1] that designates one s place of residence (or, in some states, any place legally occupied, such as one s …

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  • 30PENAL LAW — Principles of Legality Under talmudic law, no act is a criminal offense and punishable as such unless laid down in express terms in the Bible (the Written Law). For this purpose, it is not sufficient that there should be a provision imposing a… …

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