If the only characteristics of the criminal law are the formal ones of a prohibition and a penalty, then there is no principled basis for denying to a law with those characteristics the criminal classification.It is clear then, that some other ingredients are required in the definition of valid criminal law." explain the above statement. What are the 'other' ingredients of a criminal law? How has the SCC dealt with the argument that, when it comes to harmful behavior worthy of criminalization, the prohibited behavior/activity in question must be 'other-regarding