The criminal justice system is built on the idea that people can choose whether to obey the law or not, therefore people who don't obey should be punished.

刑事司法体系就是建立在这样一种观点上，人们可以选择是否遵守法律，所以不遵守法律的人会受到惩罚。

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Forgoing proven medical care for serious treatable conditions is never a good idea, but it is criminal neglect when such decisions are made on behalf of defenseless children.

遇到严重但可治的病症时，放弃可靠的医疗手段绝不是明智之举。但对毫无抵抗能力的儿童采用这种方式更是严重失职。

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Theory of nature which includes crime mode and due process mode illustrates what kind of idea the criminal procedure should have based on the intense relationship between an individual and his nation.

自然论以个人同国家紧张对立关系为基础，阐释刑事诉讼应具备何种价值理念，有犯罪控制模式和正当程序模式；

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The idea was that if the public knew what a criminal looked like, it would be harder for that person to hide.

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The government seems to realise the difficulties: Ed Balls, the children's secretary, poured cold water on the idea of criminal prosecutions for parents, although the possibility of kicking children out if deception is uncovered was left open.

ECONOMIST: Ministers want to make the great schools game harder to play

The Irish dislike the idea that their system of criminal law could move towards the continental European model.

ECONOMIST: Charlemagne

President Bashir of Sudan is also attending the summit and he may baulk at the idea of agreeing that the establishment of the International Criminal Court is important for peace and justice.

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