an act is not a crime unless the law says it is one。

法律沒有明文規(guī)定的人不是罪。an essential function of the criminal law is to define the boundary between what conduct is criminal and what is merely immoral。

刑法的本質(zhì)功能在于明確犯罪行為和公費(fèi)道德行為的界限。criminal law is not only the magra carta of the innocent，but also the magra carta which makes the sinner。

刑法是好人的《大憲章》，也是犯罪者的《大憲章》。Divine punishments though slow，are always sure。

天網(wǎng)恢復(fù)，稀疏，不要泄漏。duress provides no defense to a charge of murder。

如果受到威脅，就不能成為殺人嫌疑的抗辯。justifiable defense is the act being exempted from crimes。

正當(dāng)防衛(wèi)不屬于犯罪行為。prevention and punishment are essential reasons why we have criminal law and a criminal justice system .

預(yù)防和懲治犯罪是制定和建立司法體系的主要原因。No crime without a law。

法律沒有明文規(guī)定的人不是罪。no one can be forced to incriminate himself。

任何人都不能被迫自證其罪。penal statutes must not be given retroactive effect。

刑法不能追溯到過去。