Why Do Crimes Expire?

Get Dashlane free: https://dashlane.com/nerdyandquirky or use promo code NERDYANDQUIRKY to get 10% off Dashlane Premium. Statutes of limitation have always confused me because they sound too good to be true. Can you really get away with murder just by waiting a little while? In this video, Sabrina explores the history and origin of statutory limitations and finds the real reason they exist. Find Sabrina Online Twitter ⇒ https://twitter.com/nerdyandquirky Instagram ⇒ http://instagram.com/nerdyandquirky KEY RESOURCES: “Alphabetical List of Countries.” Worldometer, www.worldometers.info/geography/alphabetical-list-of-countries/. “Criminal Codes.” Legislationline, www.legislationline.org/documents/section/criminal-codes. “Global Study on Homicide | Statistics and Data.” United Nations, United Nations, dataunodc.un.org/GSH_app. Hermesauto. “South Korea Removes Statute of Limitations on Murder.” The Straits Times, 21 Jan. 2016, https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-korea-removes-statute-of-limitations-on-murder. Kok, R.A. Statutory limitations in international criminal law. 2007. Amsterdam Center for International Law (ACIL). UvA - DARE, https://dare.uva.nl/search?identifier=7d66caae-1173-42e7-8299-5315409d8467. Majaski, Christina. “Understand How a Statute of Limitations Might Affect Your Court Case.” Investopedia, Investopedia, 18 Nov. 2019, https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/statute-of-limitations.asp. Nicholas, Johnn Keiran Barry Moylan. An Introduction to Roman Law. Clarendon Press, 1962. Parfit, Derek. Reasons and Persons. Clarendon Press, 1987. Paul R. Hensel; Sara M. Mitchell, 2007, "The Issue Correlates of War (ICOW) Project Supplementary Data Set: Colonial History Data Set", https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/5EMETG, Harvard Dataverse, V2, UNF:3:1Y/YtIIY+5AZE7R9d9mJLw== [fileUNF] Rheinstein, , Max, and Maurice Alfred Millner . “ Roman Law.” Encyclopædia Britannica , Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. , 29 Mar. 2018, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Roman-law. SOHM, Rudolph, et al. The Institutes ... Translated by J.C. Ledlie ... With an Introduction by Erwin Grueber ... Third Edition. Oxford, 1907. “White-Collar Crime 2019.” White-Collar Crime 2019 | Global Practice Guides | Chambers and Partners, practiceguides.chambers.com/practice-guides/white-collar-crime-2019. Zagger, Zach. “Japan Abolishes Statute of Limitations for Murder.” Jurist, 28 Apr. 2010, https://www.jurist.org/news/2010/04/japan-abolishes-statute-of-limitations/. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to the joke under the fold! Take this unintended pun: What kind of crime is committed when a bird is attacked? A featheral offense. Comment REMORSE to let me know you were here ;-)