A2 AQA LAW Is the law fault based? According to the Oxford English Dictionary‚ Fault is defined as “error” or “blame”‚ the wrongdoing and extent of which the defendant is responsible for his actions. The law should only punish those who are at fault and impose punishments which are deserved‚ whilst being more lenient to those who are not at fault and did not foresee the consequences. In criminal law‚ fault is proven by the prosecution where people are found guilty‚ beyond reasonable doubt.
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the crime c. Specific intent- the thoughtful and conscious intention to perform a specific act in order to achieve a particular crime d. General intent- state of mind inferred from the behavior or conduct itself to commit the act e. Criminal negligence- unconscious creation of high risk of harm f. Constructive intent- the actor doesn’t intend harm but their conduct violates basic standards of responsible conduct g. Criminal recklessness- knowing creation of high risk of harm to others h. Strict
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(Foundation crime must be more than 25years) (R v Jacobs and Mehajer) Punishment for murder (s19A) • Person who commits murder is liable for imprisonment for life. Voluntary manslaughter • Has all physical and fault elements of murder‚ but a mitigating circumstances reduce the liability to manslaughter. • Insanity‚ Provocation‚ self-defence or excess self-defence‚ Substantial impairment by abnormailty of the mind. • Elements: 1) The act (provocation‚ insanity?)
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Introduction Groups‚ as we have seen constantly try to enforce conformity on their members through the use of sanctions-- both positive and negative; formal and informal. In this section of the course‚ we’ll address how and why people deviate from social norms. Deviance is the violation of a social norm. Generally‚ "deviance" is regarded in a negative light‚ but there are many "positive" sides to deviance. For example‚ ice cream lovers in the United States have come to regard "Ben and Jerry’s"
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` The Army has many standards that Soldiers must meet. Maintaining your barracks room to Army standards is a responsibility every Soldier must adhere to. It is extremely important to maintain the healthiness and cleanliness of ones room Maintaining your barracks room is a very easy task to do. It does not take much to put your dirty clothes in a hamper or to make your bed or even dust. All of those tasks are very simple to do. By not maintaining my room I put myself‚room mate‚ and anyone else at
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LEJ 2 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF F A^ SUPREME COURT CASE NO. 1051361 BARBARA MORRI S N ‚ Plaintiff /Appellant versus PATRICIA T. SPIVEY ET AL‚ Defendants/Appellees 1 Appeal from the Circuit Court of Henry County ‚ Alabama 1 BRIEF ON BEHALF OF THE PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT ‚ BARB RA ISON Submitted by. . .... . ORIGINAL t Appellant Bar Russell Lee I y Albert H. Ada s‚ Jr. Attorneys for Plaintiff / ara Morrison Post Office ox 910 Eufaula‚ AL 36072-0910 TEL:
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This is evident when looking at Murder and Manslaughter charges. Murder is defined as “the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another” .Murder is often done in cold blood. Using forceful actions to pursue the victim’s demise. In comparison‚ Manslaughter is defined as “the crime of killing a human being without malice aforethought or in circumstances not amounting to murder”. Manslaughter does not result in murder. There has been much debate over the death
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2 The elements of an offence Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 General analysis of criminal offences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Limitations on the value of the Latin terms actus reus and mens rea . . . . 14 Proof of the ingredients of an offence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Lawful excuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Reflect and review . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Negligence Paper Patient care and safety is considered as one of the nation health care challenges. According to American Nurses Association (2001)‚ the nursing code of ethics and legal issues has developed to guide health care professional in applying ethical of conducts in the workplace. Every health care provider has a responsibility to guarantee patient safety and safe care. When patient care is compromised because of negligence legal action can take place. This paper will reflect the case
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are murder and manslaughter‚ but not all homicides are a crime‚ particularly when there is a lack of criminal intent. Non-criminal homicides include killing in self-defense‚ a misadventure
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