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1.Easy

Which Act provides the statutory framework for reasonable force in self-defence and householder cases in England and Wales?

  1. AThe Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
  2. BThe Human Rights Act 1998
  3. CThe Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008
  4. DThe Sexual Offences Act 2003
2.Easy

In Dutch criminal law, what distinguishes "moord" (Article 289 Sr) from "doodslag" (Article 287 Sr)?

  1. AMoord can only be committed against a police officer
  2. BMoord requires the use of a weapon
  3. CMoord requires more than one victim
  4. DMoord requires premeditation (voorbedachte raad)
3.Easy

Self-defence is generally a defence when the force used is:

  1. AUsed after the threat has ended
  2. BAs strong as possible
  3. CNecessary and reasonable in the circumstances
  4. DPlanned in advance as revenge
4.Medium

Strict liability offences are offences where:

  1. AThe defendant must confess
  2. BLiability arises only if the defendant was negligent as to every element
  3. COnly intentional acts count
  4. DNo mens rea is required for at least one element of the actus reus
5.Medium

D throws a paving stone off a bridge onto a train, killing the guard. D did not think anyone would be hurt. Following DPP v Newbury and Jones, D is guilty of:

  1. AMurder, as the act was likely to kill
  2. BUnlawful act manslaughter, as the act was unlawful and objectively dangerous
  3. CNo offence, as D did not subjectively foresee any risk of harm to anyone at all
  4. DGross negligence manslaughter only
6.Medium

D takes a college exam paper, reads it and returns it, planning to cheat. Following Oxford v Moss, D did not steal because:

  1. AConfidential information is not property under the Theft Act
  2. BExam papers have no economic value
  3. CD was a student at the college
  4. DThe paper itself was returned, so there was no intention to deprive
7.Hard

In R v Windle (1952), the court interpreted "wrong" in the M'Naghten Rules to mean:

  1. ALegally wrong
  2. BWrong according to the defendant's own beliefs
  3. CMorally wrong by society's standards
  4. DWrong in the eyes of a doctor
8.Hard

In English law, the partial defence of loss of control reduces murder to:

  1. AVoluntary manslaughter
  2. BInvoluntary manslaughter
  3. CGrievous bodily harm
  4. DAn acquittal

Answer key

  1. 1. C · The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008
  2. 2. D · Moord requires premeditation (voorbedachte raad)
  3. 3. C · Necessary and reasonable in the circumstances
  4. 4. D · No mens rea is required for at least one element of the actus reus
  5. 5. B · Unlawful act manslaughter, as the act was unlawful and objectively dangerous
  6. 6. A · Confidential information is not property under the Theft Act
  7. 7. A · Legally wrong
  8. 8. A · Voluntary manslaughter

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