Strict liability offense (England and Wales)

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In the criminal law of England and Wales, a strict liability offense is defined as a criminal liability for whose actus reus no mens rea has to be proven. It is sufficient that the defendant by "any willful behavior causes a criminally prohibited success or status".

literature

  • Volker Helmert: The definition of a criminal offense in Europe . Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2011, B. The definition of criminal offenses in England, p. 111-115 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Volker Helmert: The concept of criminal offenses in Europe . Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2011, p. 111 .