secured in Sweet v Parsley [1970]. Per Lord Reid: “it is universal principle that if a penal provision is reasonably capable of two interpretations‚ that interpretation which is most favourable to the accused must be adopted.” Thus the requirement of intention is presumed where a matter is uncertain. However‚ many statutes do not use the language of ‘knowingly’ or ‘intentionally’ acting; in the case of such strict liability offences‚ usually regulatory offences without the “disgrace of criminality”[1]
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Compare and contrast intention and recklessness as fault terms governing criminal liability To be guilty of a crime‚ it is usually expected that the defendant has the necessary mens rea or guilty mind‚ (subject to cases of strict liability.). The level of mens rea required varies for different crimes‚ to find the mens rea one must look at the specific definition of a crime. For the purpose of this essay I will first look at Intention and Recklessness and then compare the two as fault terms governing
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I reflect on the HBR article “The Best of Intentions” by John Humphrey‚ is a case involving racial and gender discrimination. Cynthia Mitchell is the manager for Agfunds financial services. Peter the regional vice president assigned Cynthia to make changes within the company that will bring in more customers. Cynthia respects her boss‚ but is in disbelief when Peter suggests that she don’t hire a highly qualified African American male (Steve) as the spokesman for Arkansas district manager. Peter
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Mrs. Hahs English 705-Artist Outline 3 February 2013 The Life of Wayne Thiebaud Wayne Thiebaud is an extraordinary artist because he revolutionized Post Modern art. He did so by inspiring other artists to utilize a variety of new techniques in their works. He painted from his imagination and from memories unique to his childhood. His subject matter involved creating simplicity out of complex daily objects. Thiebaud was born in 1920 in Mesa‚ Arizona‚ but at age nine moved with his family to
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Good intentions do not always create a good outcome.As seen in The Death of a Salesman. This play focus on a family of four‚ the Loman family; Willy‚ Linda his wife and their two sons Biff and Happy. They are very poor and Willy is the only one who works‚ even though both his sons are over twenty five.Willy is a salesman and works on commission even though he has been with his company long enough no be treated as a new salesman.As he has gotten older and other issues have arisen it has made selling
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In her novel Frankenstein‚ Mary Shelley portrays her idea that creatures are born with good intentions‚ but this innocence is soon snatched away by the gnarled hands of life. The monster‚ when he is first created‚ wanders until he finds a family which he observes intently. At first the monster would steal some of their food‚ but “when [he] found that in doing this [he] inflicted pain on the cottagers‚ [he] abstained” (Shelley 99). The monster has been alive for a very short period of time and knows
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Language in Power Wareing (1999) Define social groups and power: Political - Power in the Law e.g. Police‚ Judge‚ Barrister Personal - Occupation / Power within a Job e.g. Doctor‚ Teacher and so on. Social Group - Friends and Family‚ Class in society. Types of Power:- Instrumental (Written and Spoken) Influential (Written and Spoken) Instrumental Power - Enforces Authority and is imposed by the laws‚ state‚ conventions and organisations. for e‚g "SHUT UP NOW!" Influential
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Faith by Eboo Patel‚ Brother Wayne helped Eboo along his path because he wanted the interfaith youth movement to be more active‚ and believed that Eboo could be an influential part of the success and improvement of the youth interfaith movement on a global level. Brother Wayne encouraged Eboo to search for and work toward more. This lead Eboo to create his own interfaith youth group called Interfaith Youth Core‚ which he is the founder and director of. Brother Wayne gives Eboo “wings” by encouraging
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It is my intention to compare the book‚ Dangerous Liaisons by Choderlos de Laclos‚ to its modern movie version‚ Cruel Intentions starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. I intend to examine how the original French text was modified in reference to plot‚ character‚ morals/values‚ and themes. I also plan to discuss how these transformations change the meaning of the story and reflect different cultural/historical contexts. There are some major differences between these two works‚ if only because of when
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