LS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Euthanasia, Mens Rea, Mental Disorder

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Legal Studies
• Course: LS101
• Professor: Fred Desroches

Document Summary

Looks at the mens rea and tries to diminish it. He was sleep walking when he killed his in-laws. Simply presume your action that you don"t know what you"re doing and you intended your actions. The criminal code recognizes consent as an offence such as sports activity. Section 14: you can not consent to death. Wilful blindness is a form of mens reas. You chose not to see it because you don"t want to see it. If you are wilfully blind to someone, you can"t say you believe that they gave consent. Even if you have a mental disorder, you can still be charged. From an assault, when you start a fight. The law also applies when you start a fight.