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Delitos de resultado o de peligro.

English translation: result crimes or crimes of endangerment

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Spanish term or phrase:Delitos de resultado o de peligro.
English translation:result crimes or crimes of endangerment
Entered by: Rebecca Jowers

17:18 Dec 5, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Environment & Ecology
Spanish term or phrase: Delitos de resultado o de peligro.
es un subtítulo de un resumen de normativa ambiental
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United States
Local time: 20:29
Result Crimes or Crimes of Endangerment
Explanation:
I believe this question has two parts:

1) Delitos de resultado: In Spanish criminal law theory, crimes may be classified (among other ways) as "delitos de actividad" and "delitos de resultado":

Así hay delitos de mera actividad y delitos de resultado. La violación por ejemplo, es un delito de mera actividad, pues se comete por realizar una determinada acción; el homicidio, sin embargo, es un delito de resultado, pues en él cabe distinguir la realización de una determinada acción (por ejemplo, disparar contra una determinada persona) y la producción de un cierto resultado (producirle la muerte).
http://perso.wanadoo.es/aniorte_nic/apunt_etic_legislac4.htm

In English these are called "conduct crimes" and "result crimes" respectively:

Both these crimes are "result crimes" i.e., crimes which are defined by their consequences. There are also "conduct crimes", which need have no result. ...
www.luiss.it/erasmuslaw/uk/Ingh8.html

Result crimes only fall within the jurisdiction of the courts if the result occurs ... The distinction between conduct and result crimes becomes, therefore, ...
webjcli.ncl.ac.uk/articles2/gilb2.html

Witherington 1881 8 R. (J.) 41 a distinction was made between result crimes and conduct crimes and the implication was that conduct crimes committed abroad ...
www.scotcourts.gov.uk/opinions/SUT2802.html

2) Delitos de peligro- In the context of environmental law, I believe this refers to "crimes of endangerment" as defined in the criminal codes of many Spanish-speaking countries:

Hablamos de delito contra el Medio Ambiente como un delito de peligro puro, ...
www.juridicas.com/areas/30-Derecho Medioambiental/12-La Rev...

Jurisprudencia | Derecho Medioambiental ... El delito ha devenido así en un delito de peligro concreto para la salud publica, de perjuicios también para la ...
www.juridicas.com/areas/30-Derecho Medioambiental/51-Jurisp...

La conformación de los tipos en materia medioambiental. Frente a la exigencia, era demandada por un sector doctrinal la creación de un delito de peligro ...
www.monografias.com/trabajos21/delitos-de-peligro/delitos-d...

de hecho nuestra ley 64-00 consagra El Delito de peligro o riesgo AMBIENTAL en su ... 4.5 la administración Medioambiental tiene Capacidad Sancionatoria. ...
www.monografias.com/trabajos17/ecologia-dominicana/ecologia...

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Rebecca Jowers
Spain
Local time: 05:29
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Thanks a lot Rebeca!!
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Result Crimes or Crimes of Endangerment


Explanation:
I believe this question has two parts:

1) Delitos de resultado: In Spanish criminal law theory, crimes may be classified (among other ways) as "delitos de actividad" and "delitos de resultado":

Así hay delitos de mera actividad y delitos de resultado. La violación por ejemplo, es un delito de mera actividad, pues se comete por realizar una determinada acción; el homicidio, sin embargo, es un delito de resultado, pues en él cabe distinguir la realización de una determinada acción (por ejemplo, disparar contra una determinada persona) y la producción de un cierto resultado (producirle la muerte).
http://perso.wanadoo.es/aniorte_nic/apunt_etic_legislac4.htm

In English these are called "conduct crimes" and "result crimes" respectively:

Both these crimes are "result crimes" i.e., crimes which are defined by their consequences. There are also "conduct crimes", which need have no result. ...
www.luiss.it/erasmuslaw/uk/Ingh8.html

Result crimes only fall within the jurisdiction of the courts if the result occurs ... The distinction between conduct and result crimes becomes, therefore, ...
webjcli.ncl.ac.uk/articles2/gilb2.html

Witherington 1881 8 R. (J.) 41 a distinction was made between result crimes and conduct crimes and the implication was that conduct crimes committed abroad ...
www.scotcourts.gov.uk/opinions/SUT2802.html

2) Delitos de peligro- In the context of environmental law, I believe this refers to "crimes of endangerment" as defined in the criminal codes of many Spanish-speaking countries:

Hablamos de delito contra el Medio Ambiente como un delito de peligro puro, ...
www.juridicas.com/areas/30-Derecho Medioambiental/12-La Rev...

Jurisprudencia | Derecho Medioambiental ... El delito ha devenido así en un delito de peligro concreto para la salud publica, de perjuicios también para la ...
www.juridicas.com/areas/30-Derecho Medioambiental/51-Jurisp...

La conformación de los tipos en materia medioambiental. Frente a la exigencia, era demandada por un sector doctrinal la creación de un delito de peligro ...
www.monografias.com/trabajos21/delitos-de-peligro/delitos-d...

de hecho nuestra ley 64-00 consagra El Delito de peligro o riesgo AMBIENTAL en su ... 4.5 la administración Medioambiental tiene Capacidad Sancionatoria. ...
www.monografias.com/trabajos17/ecologia-dominicana/ecologia...



Rebecca Jowers
Spain
Local time: 05:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks a lot Rebeca!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mónica Torres: Ok con lo primero. Qué tal "jeopardy"en vez de endargerment
54 mins
  -> Gracias Mónica. Uso "crimes (or offenses/offences) of endangerment" porque así se llaman en las leyes penales de Irlanda, Australia, los estados de los EEUU, el Model Penal Code, etc. y nunca he visto "crime/offense of jeopardy" en este contexto.
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