Reconceptualising fault in the criminal law : a defence of reasonable mistake of law
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This is a thesis about criminal culpability and the need for a moral theory of criminal fault. The liberal positivist ideal of separating law and morals has resulted in the moral reductionism of the doctrine of mens rea. Originally a normative concept that was used to evaluate blameworthiness in moral terms, mens rea has been transformed into a descriptive concept that merely identifies the technical, psychological mental states that are required for particular offences. It is argued that...[Show more]
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Date published: | 2000-07 |
Type: | Thesis (PhD) |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/9230 |
DOI: | 10.25911/5d5fc7eec8932 |
Embargoed until: | 2032-08-30 |
Access Rights: | Restricted access |
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