Lesson 1 (Long Quiz Midterm)

It is impossible to study crimes without studying criminal law because crimes are defined by the criminal laws punishing them.

“nullum crimen nulla poena sine lege”

in English “there is no crime when there is no law punishing the act”

branch of public law which defines crimes, treats of nature and provides for their punishment. It is also sometimes referred to as penal law.

The sources of the blank are the Revised Penal Code, or RPC, the Special Penal Laws enacted by the Philippines Congress and the penal presidential decrees

In the prehistoric times, there were no written laws to regulate human conduct. Punishment may be in the form of expulsion from their tribe or community.

blank is the King of Babylon

Recognized as the first codifier of laws.

His principle is “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth”

Brutal, because they used death as punishment for many offenses.

severe penalties