part 47 Criminal law principles
刑法原则
1.An act is not a crime unless the law says it is one.
法无明文规定者不为罪。
2.An essential function of the criminal law is to define the boundary between what conduct is criminal and what is merely immoral.
刑法的本质功能在于明确了犯罪行为与公非道德行为的界限。
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《大宪章》，也是犯罪人的《大宪章》。
4.Divine punishments though slow,are alwasy sure.
天网恢恢，疏而不漏。
5.Duress provides no defense to a charge of murder.
受到胁迫不能成为谋杀指控之抗辩。
6.Justifiable defense is the act being exempted from crimes.
正当防卫不属于犯罪行为。
7.Prevention and punishment are essential reasons why we have criminal law and a criminal justice system.
预防和处罚犯罪是制订和建立司法体系的主要原因。
8.No crime without a law.
法无明文规定者不为罪。
9.No one can be forced to incriminate himself.
任何人不得被强制自证其罪。
10.Penal statutes must not be given retroactive effect.
刑法不得溯及既往。