COMPARATIVE INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL SYSTEMS- CRIMINAL LAW TEST
SURNAME……………………………FIRST NAME………………………ID……………….
1. Which of the following countries has a federal criminal law system?
a) Germany
b) Italy
c) France
d) USA
2. Which of the following expressions refers exclusively to defences?
a) Common law, case law, negligence, procedural defences
b) Justifications, excuses, alibi
c) Alibi, corporate liability, innovative defences
d) Procedural defences, recklessness, intention
3. The “common law” or “case law” in common law systems can be
identified with…
a) The law developed by judges through decisions of courts
b) The law enacted by a parliament or by a legislative assembly
c) The law approved following the indications of the government
d) The statutory law
4. Which three elements compose the concept of crime in Common Law?.
a) actus reus, mens rea and recklessness
b) actus reus, mens rea and the concurrence of the two.
c) actus reus, mens rea and intention
d) mens rea, intention and liability
5. According to the stire decides principle….
a) Similar cases should be decided according to principled rules so
that they will reach similar results.
b) Only the decisions taken by the highest tribunals have to be
followed by lower tribunals
c) Any decision taken by any kind of tribunal in whatever type of case
has to be taken into account when a tribunal is ruling a case
d) Nothing can be said according to it, since this principle does not
exist
6. When the defendant pleads innocent because of the concurrence of an
Alibi, he/she means that…
a) He/she admits committing the crime, but claims the necessity to
avoid some greater evil
b) He/she admits committing the crime, but states that he/she was
acting under duress
