LAWS 2302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Actus Reus, Absolute Liability, Regulatory Offence
4 Feb 2018
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Lecture 4 strict and absolute liability offences. To convinct a person of a criminal offence in canada, the crown must. Usually prove that two elements exisited at the same time the offence was. Committed: the act itself and the intention to commit the act. Demonstrates a voluntary action, omission or state of being that is prohibited by law. *mens rea plan and deliberate; specific intent; depending on the provision what the mens rea standard is. Demonstrates that the act was intentional, knowing negligent, reckless or willfully blind. What a reasonable person would have understood, perceived or foreseen in a circumstance. Less concerned with the actual knowledge of the accused. Regulatory liability falls outside of the regular criminal law power (91(27)), not considered to be moral wrongs, supposed to facilitate the smooth going in society; not about punishment, objective intent. The real erin b(cid:396)o(cid:272)ko(cid:448)i(cid:272)h(cid:863) http://environews. tv/100813-erin-brockovich-is-asked-why-no- (cid:862)e(cid:396)i(cid:374) b(cid:396)o(cid:272)ko(cid:448)i(cid:272)h(cid:863) - https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=9tjeklyf7-e time-for-environmental-crime/ * pollution and environment crimes are treated different than traditional cc.
