Explain the significance of the principle of legality both in the development of criminal law and in present day statutory analysis
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Answers may vary: Historically, the principle of legality served to balance the need for an orderly justice system with public confidence that criminal prosecutions would not be initiated in an arbitrary and capricious manner. In today's statutory analysis, if the language of the criminal statute is vague and such defect cannot be overcome by reference to legislative history, there is no crime.
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