Elément matériel

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In French criminal law, élément matériel is a prerequisite for criminal liability . After the élément légal has found a criminal provision, the élément matériel serves in a second test step to find out whether its requirements are actually met; so it denotes the external event. As a result of the rule of law , the unwritten principle applies that - in principle - only active action, commission , is punishable, but no omission ( commission ) : "Pas d'infraction sans activité matérielle". A lien de causalité (causality) is required for successful crimes ; as élément matériel , the prerequisites for trial criminality ( tentative ) are also checked.

literature

  • Volker Helmert: The definition of a criminal offense in Europe . Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2011, C. The definition of criminal offenses in France, p. 128-165 .