Question: ‘For Criminal Liability, the actus reus and mens rea of the same offence must always coincide in point of time.’ Assess the accuracy of this claim.
Answer: Liability put simply in legal terms is defined as a “legal duty or obligation by law” . Liability, if bound by law, can in many ways be criminal, thus considered criminal liability. In order for criminal liability to exist in common law both mens rea and actus reus of a particular offence must coincide in point of time beyond reasonable doubt making that offence “absolute”.......(short extract)
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Details: - Mark: 62% | Course: Criminal Law | Year: 2nd/3rd | Words: 2197 | References: No | Date written: Not available | Date submitted: July 04, 2009 | Coursework ID: 511