legal definition of criminality

Question 1

what is the legal definition of criminality?

Answer 1

-an act that is forbidden by the legal law
-to be convicted, you must have:
-guilty mind (mens rea)
-guilty actions (actus reus)
-must have done something against the law
-must have done so with bad intentions

Question 2

what is strict reliability?

Answer 2

-people can be convicted without a guilty mind
-as long as it’s forbidden by the law

Question 3

what is the self-defence scenario?

Answer 3

-assaulting someone in self-defence does not mean you have a guilty mind
-an intent to harm is having a guilty mind