Law A-Level
Strict Liability
What Strict Liability means in Law A-Level, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Strict Liability
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Liability which does not depend on actual negligence or intent to harm, but is based on the breach of an absolute duty.
Offences where no mens rea is required to be proven for at least one part of the actus reus.
Topics that use Strict Liability
- Tort (AQA A-Level)
- The criminal offender (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Actus reus
- Allurement
- Appropriation
- Assumption of Responsibility
- Breach of Duty
- Causation and Remoteness
- Close Connection
- Control Test
Using Strict Liability in the exam
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