Home›Criminal Law, National Security and Public Order Acts›All Criminal Law, National Security and Public Order ActsBrowse ByAll Criminal Law, National Security and Public Order ActsReference and ClassificationVerifiedStatutes defining criminal offenses connected to state security, espionage or public order, or expanding government investigative and enforcement power in their name. Belongs here: the Espionage Act of 1917, criminalizing interference with military recruitment and the disclosure of national-defense information; and the USA PATRIOT Act, expanding United States surveillance and law-enforcement authority after the September 11 attacks. Does not belong here: a statute whose primary subject is ordinary civil or economic regulation rather than security or criminal enforcement, grouped by its own subject instead.FactsAll Criminal Law, National Security and Public Order ActsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonDefining CharacteristicWell-attestedCriminal law is the body of law that relates to crime; it proscribes conduct perceived as threatening, harmful, or otherwise endangering to the property, health, safety, and welfare of people. 1All Criminal Law, National Security and Public Order ActsFilter Results13 entriesJurisdictionAllEmpire of Japan (1)England and Wales (1)People's Republic of China (1)South Korea (1)United Kingdom (2)United States (5)Worldwide (see Extraterritoriality) (1)Enacted EraAll1285 (1)1798 (1)1911 (1)1917 (1)1919 (1)1925 (1)1948 (1)1970 (1)1978 (1)2000 (1)2001 (1)2005 (1)2020 (1)Legal StatusAllAmended (1)In force (2)In force, amended (1)In force, as amended (1)partially repealed, Alien Enemies Act still in force (1)Repealed (1)Repealed (1945, by the Allied occupation authorities) (1)Legal SystemAllEnglish Law (2)Japanese Law (1)Law of South Korea (1)Law of the People's Republic of China (2)Law of the United Kingdom (1)Law of the United States (6)Promulgated ByAll5th United States Congress, signed by President John Adams (1)65th United States Congress (1)66th United States Congress (1)91st United States Congress (1)Government of Syngman Rhee (1)King Edward I of England (1)National People's Congress (1)Parliament of the United Kingdom (2)Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (1)United States Congress (107th Congress) (1)United States Congress, signed by President Jimmy Carter (1)Group TreeAllSecurity and Public Order Acts Outside the United States (7)United States Security and Criminal Statutes (6)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 13Alien and Sedition ActsCriminal Law, National Security and Public Order ActsAnti-Secession LawCriminal Law, National Security and Public Order ActsEspionage Act of 1917Criminal Law, National Security and Public Order ActsForeign Intelligence Surveillance ActCriminal Law, National Security and Public Order ActsHong Kong National Security LawCriminal Law, National Security and Public Order ActsNational Prohibition ActCriminal Law, National Security and Public Order ActsNational Security Act (South Korea)Criminal Law, National Security and Public Order ActsOfficial Secrets Act 1911Criminal Law, National Security and Public Order ActsPeace Preservation Law (1925, Japan)Criminal Law, National Security and Public Order ActsRacketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations ActCriminal Law, National Security and Public Order ActsStatute of WinchesterCriminal Law, National Security and Public Order ActsTerrorism Act 2000Criminal Law, National Security and Public Order ActsUSA PATRIOT ActCriminal Law, National Security and Public Order ActsSources1. Criminal law (Wikipedia)tier 2WikipediaCriminal law, lead sectionQuote, Criminal law, lead sectionCriminal law is the body of law that relates to crime. It proscribes conduct perceived as threatening, harmful, or otherwise endangering to the property, health, safety, and welfare of people, including oneself.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.