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> Article 02
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1. Introductory
provisions
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| Article 02-The Primary Objectives of the Criminal Code | ||
| 2.1 | The primary objecties of the criminal code | |
| The primary objectives of the Criminal Code are as follows: | ||
| 1. To provide a single supreme document codifying all criminal laws; | ||
| 2. To present the full list of just penalties, their limits and application; | ||
| 3. To define the grounds of criminal responsibility; | ||
| 4. To outline the limits of sentencing for each particular crime and ensure sentencing limits meets with the standards and expectation of society; | ||
| 5. To clearly place in context the position of criminal law versus civil law and other unifying codes; | ||
| 6. To protect the rights and privileges of citizens of African Union by defining those deeds which are recognized as offences dangerous to persons, society, or the State and under what specific conditions the rights of an individual may be deprived. | ||
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