What is criminal law all about?
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Criminal Law deals with offenses committed against society or the state. An individual pursuing this law specialisation interviews clients interrogates witnesses, conducts trials, correlates proof/ findings, prepares a case for defending his/ her client, and also examines as well as cross-examines witnesses in court.
Criminal Law is a very popular law specialization and it is known to be one of the oldest branches of law. Criminal Law includes the rules, statutes, and regulations that define conduct that is prohibited by the law because it threatens as well as harms public safety and welfare. Criminal Law also lays down a puni
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Criminal Law is about prosecution of a person for alleged crimes conducted by him/her as well as the procedure governing such prosecution. So, there is two parts of criminal laws I. e. Substantive laws and Procedural laws. Substantive law defines crime and prescribes punishment for the same and Procedural laws provide the manner of prosecution, trail, admission of evidence, witness etc.
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