The Importance of Legal Counsel for Small Businesses
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First, the accused should commit an act which is deemed by society to be criminal, or actus reus . Second, the accused should have the requisite malicious intent to do a criminal act, or mens rea . Criminal methods of the civil law tradition distinguish between intention within the broad sense , and negligence. Negligence does not carry legal duty unless a specific crime supplies for its punishment. European Union law is the first and so far the one instance of a supranational law, i.e. an internationally accepted legal system, apart from the United Nations and…