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the person or alleged offender that criminal action is being taken against
a Latin term meaning ‘guilty act’ that refers to the physical act of carrying out a crime
in criminal matters, the responsibility of the prosecution to prove the case against the accused
the link between the behaviour of the accused and the result
proceedings in which a magistrate determines if there is enough evidence for a case to proceed to trial in a higher court
a legal presumption in favour of one party that is final and cannot be rebutted by the other party
a final decree of the dissolution of marriage
a relationship where the partners act as a married couple but are not legally married
something that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something
a Latin term meaning ‘incapable of wrong’;
a legal system that does not deem treaties enforceable domestically until and unless they are incorporated into domestic law
a Latin term meaning ‘outside marriage’
dominance of one nation over others
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
the death of a baby under the age of 12 months at the hands of its mother
International Criminal Police Organization
when one or more people intentionally take another person’s property without consent and without intention of returning it
a Latin term meaning ‘a place for standing’, also ‘standing’
a Latin term meaning ‘compelling law’, also called a ‘peremptory norm’
a breach of the duty of reasonable care owed by one party to another
mental incapacitation at the time of the act
circumstances that make an offence less severe; they can lead to a reduced sentence
a legal system that deems treaties enforceable in domestic law as soon as they have been signed
the deliberate killing of a person
recognition under Australian law of the traditional laws and customs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people,
a formal statement of guilt or innocence by the accused
having more than one wife or husband at the same time
the process of a state formally approving a treaty, making it legally binding
a legal presumption in favour of one party – it can be rebutted by the other party if they can show sufficient evidence to disprove it
the international treaty that established the International Criminal Court
a period spent in custody awaiting trial
an offence where the mens rea does not need to be proved; only the actus reus (the guilty act) needs to be proved
a type of forced labour in which a person is considered to be the legal property of another
international statements, such as declarations, that do not create legal obligations for states but do create pressure to act in accordance with them
in bail, where another person agrees to provide a financial guarantee that the accused will return to the court for trial in exchange for the accused’s release until that date
the authority of an independent state to govern itself (for example, to make and apply laws; impose and collect taxes; make war and peace; and form treaties with foreign states)
legal liability of an employer for the wrongful act of another
an attempt or manifest intention to levy war against the state, assist the enemy or cause harm to or the death of a head of state