Evaluation (OCR A-Level Law): Flashcards

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Majewski recklessness vs Cunningham recklessness difference

Majewski: no foresight needed; Cunningham: foresight of risk

Law Commission 2009 intoxication reform main recommendation

Abolish basic/specific intent distinction

Contemporaneity problem in intoxication defence

Mens rea formed hours before actus reus occurs

Statute governing self-defence

s 76 Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008

s 43 Crime and Courts Act 2013 permits

Householders to use disproportionate force v intruders

Personal characteristics in self-defence assessment

Not relevant when determining reasonable force

Brown (1993) principle on consent

ABH or worse requires 'good reason' to consent

Consent inconsistency: boxing vs football

Serious injury allowed in boxing but criminalised in football

Consent as defence to intentional killing (euthanasia)

Consent is no defence to intentional killing

Law Commission 1995 consent reform proposal

Only 'seriously disabling' injury criminal even with consent

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