Showing posts with label Criminalistics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Criminalistics. Show all posts

Monday, 29 June 2015

Criminal Responsibility: Eligibility For Punishment

According to the Nigerian  criminal code, to be criminally responsible means "liable to punishment as for an offence". Also, criminal responsibility means "liability to punishment as for an offence". In other words, criminal responsibility is what 'qualifies' you for punishment of any criminal act or offense committed.
The first part of this topic will focus on some of those conditions that exempts you from being criminally responsible for any offence committed.
Firstly, a person is not criminally responsible if