Actus Reus (AQA A-Level Law): Quizzes
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What is actus reus in criminal law?
What is actus reus in criminal law?
The physical element of a crime
What does English law NOT generally impose liability for?
What does English law NOT generally impose liability for?
A failure to act (omission)
Which Act places a duty on parents to provide adequate food and medical aid to children?
Which Act places a duty on parents to provide adequate food and medical aid to children?
Children and Young Persons Act 1933
In R v Stone and Dobinson, what created the defendants' duty to act?
In R v Stone and Dobinson, what created the defendants' duty to act?
Assuming care for a vulnerable person
In R v Miller, what created Miller's duty to take action?
In R v Miller, what created Miller's duty to take action?
Creating the dangerous situation
For actus reus to be established, the defendant's conduct must be what?
For actus reus to be established, the defendant's conduct must be what?
Voluntary
What test is used to establish factual causation?
What test is used to establish factual causation?
The 'but for' test
What principle did R v Blaue establish about defendants and victims?
What principle did R v Blaue establish about defendants and victims?
Take victims as you find them
In R v Roberts, what test determines if a victim's act breaks the chain of causation?
In R v Roberts, what test determines if a victim's act breaks the chain of causation?
Was the reaction reasonably foreseeable?
For possession of an offensive weapon in public, what is the actus reus?
For possession of an offensive weapon in public, what is the actus reus?
The state of being in possession