LAW 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter A1.1: Actus Reus, Mens Rea
Law
A system of rules that can be enforced.
• Governs the relationship between -
• individual members of society
• Those members and society itself
What are the three types of
rules?
1. General norms or standards of behaviour
2. Condition rules
3. Power-conferring rules
General norms or standards of
behaviour
These rules prohibit activities like murder or careless
driving
Condition rules
These rules establish conditions or requirements that must
be met before certain activities can be carried out.
Examples include: licensing requirements for getting
married
Power-conferring rules
These rules allow you to define your own legal relationship
within certain contexts.
Example: law of contract - allows you to set terms &
conditions that govern your relationship
The form of rules
If A, B, and/or C happened, then X
A,B, and C are elements/conditions that must be present
for X (the legal result) to occur.
Cojutive list
Eleets joied y ad (A, B, and C)
• All elements must satisfied or proved in order for
the legal result to occur
Disjutive list
Eleets joied y or (A,B, or C)
• Only one of the elements must be satisfied or
proved for a legal result to occur.
Hyrid list
Part conjunctive, part disjunctive
Murder crime is in ______ form
Conjunctive
If an accused engages in a
behaviour element A
The actus reus element
That causes the death of the
victim element B
The causation element
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Document Summary
A system of rules that can be enforced: governs the relationship between - individual members of society, those members and society itself. What are the three types of rules: general norms or standards of behaviour, condition rules, power-conferring rules. These rules prohibit activities like murder or careless driving. These rules establish conditions or requirements that must be met before certain activities can be carried out. These rules allow you to define your own legal relationship within certain contexts. Example: law of contract - allows you to set terms & conditions that govern your relationship. If a, b, and/or c happened, then x. A,b, and c are elements/conditions that must be present for x (the legal result) to occur. (cid:862)co(cid:374)ju(cid:374)(cid:272)tive(cid:863) list. Ele(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts joi(cid:374)ed (cid:271)y (cid:862)a(cid:374)d(cid:863) (a, b, and c: all elements must satisfied or proved in order for the legal result to occur (cid:862)disju(cid:374)(cid:272)tive(cid:863) list.
