Actus reus & omissions (L2)

Question 1

Conduct

Answer 1

1) Act or omission (In exceptional circumstances only)
2) Conduct must be voluntary

Question 2

Act and Omission

Answer 2

The act will be doing something that the Law stops allowing them to do. An omission will be not doing something the law requires them to do.

Question 3

Act

Answer 3

1) Look at the offence carefully
2) What act must the defendant perform?
3) This may be precisely defined

Question 4

Omission

Answer 4

1) Conduct (conduct crimes)
2) Consequences (result crimes)
3) Circumstances (rare on its own, usually an additional requirement)