Philosophy 2070E Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Absolute Liability, Independent Business, Sleepwalking
25 Jan 2016
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Metaphenomenal: see a metaphor takes life of its own. Automone: something else tells me what to do. However, court has no more authority over accused. Crown is the one that raises issue on insanity. No consensus in medical community what disease of mind is. Terminologies: continuing danger degree (is there continuing danger?, internal cause : the idea that there is something internally wrong with this person. Criminal law cares more on how the accused is treated. Actus reus: physical component of crime cown estavlishes something you do. 1967: appellant reverses motor car and rolls over police"s feet. Initially, when car lands on foot, no criminal offense. But no lonver, unintentional when he refused to move car. Court: assault; any act which intentionally causes another person unlawful personal violence. Continuous act: any act which causes unlawful personal violence. Actus rea, and mens rea happened at the same time.
