part 47 Criminal law principles
刑法原則
1.An act is not a crime unless the law says it is one.
法無明文規定者不為罪。
2.An essential function of the criminal law is to define the boundary between what conduct is criminal and what is merely immoral.
刑法的本質功能在于明確了犯罪行為與公非道德行為的界限。
3.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《大憲章》，也是犯罪人的《大憲章》。
4.Divine punishments though slow,are alwasy sure.
天網恢恢，疏而不漏。
5.Duress provides no defense to a charge of murder.
受到脅迫不能成為謀殺指控之抗辯。
6.Justifiable defense is the act being exempted from crimes.
正當防衛不屬于犯罪行為。
7.Prevention and punishment are essential reasons why we have criminal law and a criminal justice system.
預防和處罰犯罪是制訂和建立司法體系的主要原因。
8.No crime without a law.
法無明文規定者不為罪。
9.No one can be forced to incriminate himself.
任何人不得被強制自證其罪。
10.Penal statutes must not be given retroactive effect.
刑法不得溯及既往。