Criminal Law Review Strict liability in criminal law and Larsonneur reassessed The story of Germaine LarsonneurDoegar, Rakesh C
In this article, I argue that the facts of Larsonneur have been fundamentally misunderstood and that consequently the case has been misused in debates about "strict criminal liability" with resultant misunderstandings. Contrary to popular belief, the re-evaluation of the facts shows that the defendan...
3 in criminal law, strict liability is an exception to the general rule of liability, which usually demands that it is essential to show mens rea. However, many statutory crimes and offences do not require this, particularly those under the Road Traffic Acts. Again, some of these offences in...
astrict liability is a standard for liability which may exist in either a criminal or civil context. A rule specifying strict liability makes a person legally responsible for the damage and loss caused by his or her acts and omissions regardless of culpability (including fault in criminal law ter...
criminal lawstrict liabilityModel Penal Codestatutory interpretationII. LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT FOR STRICT LIABILITY Part II takes a closer look at variations among the twenty-four MPC states in their legislative commitment to the correspondence principle. It does so by highlighting several statutory departures...
Discuss the elements of "Strict Tort Liability" and the defences that may be available to a lawsuit based on the theory. Tort: Tort refers to the activity that is defined as wrong under the law of the government. It can lead to harm or loss that c...
strict liability 无过失责任主义 | 严格责任 be strict in sth 对某事要求严格 | 对某事严格要求 | 对～事要求严格 | 对某事严格 strict mode 严格模式 | 严格模式下 | 标准模式 be strict with 对| 要求严格 | 对某人要求严格 | 严格要求 Strict management 管理严格 | 严格管理 | 严谨管理 | 管理...
If, however, the judge finds that the words produce absurdity, Ambiguity, or a literalness never intended, the plain meaning does not apply and a construction may be made. In Criminal Law, strict construction must be applied to criminal statutes. This means that a criminal statute may not be...
Offences of strict liability will get a number of defences. Whereas absolute liability creates a high degree of criminal duty, the person committing the act will be guilty in a maximum number of cases. While strict liability is applicable to persons, absolute liability is applicable to enterprises...
doi:10.1111/j.1748-121X.1983.tb00311.xG. L. PeirisJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Legal StudiesPeiris, G L, `Strict liability in Commonwealth Criminal Law' (1983) 3 Legal Studies 117