Harvard Law School Criminal Justice Institute

Angelena Iglesia

Meminerimus etiam adversus infimos justitiam esse servandam. Let us remember that justice must be observed even to the lowest. -Cicero The Criminal Justice Institute is the curriculum-based criminal law clinical program of Harvard Law School. The mission of the Criminal Justice Institute is to educate Harvard Law School students in […]

Criminal Law – FindLaw

Angelena Iglesia

What we call criminal law broadly refers to federal and state laws that make certain behavior illegal and punishable by imprisonment and/or fines. Our legal system is largely comprised of two different types of cases: civil and criminal. Civil cases are disputes between people regarding the legal duties and responsibilities […]

Welcome to Criminal Law in Criminal Law

Angelena Iglesia

Welcome to Criminal Law! Designed for first-year law students, this course features 22 lesson videos and 209 practice questions. It surveys basic American criminal law, under both the common law and the Model Penal Code (MPC).  I. Fundamental Elements of Crime The first chapter breaks down the fundamental elements of […]

Civil Law vs Criminal Law – Difference and Comparison

Angelena Iglesia

Civil law and criminal law are two broad and separate entities of law with separate sets of laws and punishments. According to William Geldart, Introduction to English Law 146 (D.C.M. Yardley ed., 9th ed. 1984), “The difference between civil law and criminal law turns on the difference between two different […]