On assault and battery as a component of corpus delictic

Some characteristic features of battery are analyzed with reference to a range of different points of view on such corpus delicti as an attempt on a statesman's life, or a public figure's life, or an official's life, who is administering justice or conducting preliminary investigation, or an attempt on a law enforcement officers' life; also robbery, rape and sexual harassment. Some considerations on improvement of the Criminal Law and its application have been put forward.