2006-11-05 17:34:25 · 3 answers · asked by icephenix12 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
For any criminal liability, generally , two requirements are there -
1. ACTUS REUS ie a guilty act
2. MENS REA ie a guilty mind
But in some cases due to difficulty in determining mental part or harm to the society is so grave that the requirement of guilty mind is done away with and actus reus is punishable as such. for eg. economic offences, motor vehicle cases, strict liability cases, offences done in a group.
2006-11-05 19:18:51 · answer #1 · answered by roy rob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally most crimes require both a mens rea (a guilty mind) and an actus reus (a guilty act). Some crimes only require an actus reus as where a corporation's oil pipeline leaks into a protected nature preserve. The corporation could well be fined for its act, although no one intended for that to happen.
2006-11-06 01:50:17 · answer #2 · answered by mattapan26 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that an act must occur in order for criminal liability to attach.
So thinking about or fantasizing about murdering your mother in law will not incur criminal liability. Why? There is no ACT in thinking about committing a crime.
2006-11-06 01:40:28 · answer #3 · answered by C = JD 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋