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mens rea (menzˑ rēˑ·
n the intent of a crime—that is, the per-petrator's mental state regarding the act committed. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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burden of proof Insanity Defence insanity defense Murder in the Second Degree strict liability Twinkie Defense | But the government rejected it because, in its judgment, " it may not be feasible to attribute mens rea ( criminal intent) at the time of taking decision/ action for the subsequent loss to the state, public or public interests". 20) Ultimately, the drafters seem to be saying that mens rea is the only legitimate determinant of blameworthiness, (21) that the traditional determinants of mens rea for murder are the only way to describe the appropriate mental states for murder, (22) and that the felony murder rule cannot be crafted to create an equivalent requirement of moral blameworthiness. But nowhere in this book appears a theoretical dialogue with the important legal-historical scholarship on the debates over mens rea in early modern common law; nor in this book could I find any evidence on the continuing and neglected relevance of speech-act theory to literary scholars working on the nexus of law and ethics in the Renaissance. |
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