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1.Easy

In English law, "voluntary manslaughter" refers to:

  1. AA killing with the mens rea for murder where a partial defence applies
  2. BA killing that the victim consented to in advance
  3. CA killing caused by an unlawful and dangerous act, without intent to kill
  4. DA killing caused by gross negligence at work
2.Easy

What is the age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales?

  1. A12
  2. B10
  3. C16
  4. D14
3.Easy

In English law, rape is defined in which statute?

  1. AThe Criminal Justice Act 1988
  2. BThe Protection from Harassment Act 1997
  3. CThe Offences Against the Person Act 1861
  4. DThe Sexual Offences Act 2003
4.Medium

The "thin skull" rule in criminal law means:

  1. AA frail victim breaks the chain of causation
  2. BThe defendant must take the victim as they find them
  3. CThe victim's injuries must be foreseeable in extent
  4. DOnly healthy victims are protected
5.Medium

Duress as a defence is generally NOT available in English law to a charge of:

  1. ACriminal damage
  2. BTheft
  3. CDrug possession
  4. DMurder
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. AD was a student at the college
  2. BConfidential information is not property under the Theft Act
  3. CThe paper itself was returned, so there was no intention to deprive
  4. DExam papers have no economic value
7.Hard

Which statement about "noodweerexces" (excessive self-defence) in Dutch law (Article 41(2) Sr) is correct?

  1. AIt applies only to police officers
  2. BThe excess is excused if directly caused by a strong emotional disturbance resulting from the attack
  3. CAny excessive force is always justified
  4. DThe excess is justified whenever the defender reasonably feared further attacks from the same person later
8.Hard

In Airedale NHS Trust v Bland (1993), the House of Lords held that withdrawing life-sustaining treatment from a patient in a persistent vegetative state:

  1. AWas an omission that was lawful because continued treatment was no longer in the patient's best interests
  2. BWas a positive act of killing, amounting to murder
  3. CWas lawful only because the patient's family had given consent, which is required for any such withdrawal
  4. DWas lawful because the patient had made an advance decision

Answer key

  1. 1. A · A killing with the mens rea for murder where a partial defence applies
  2. 2. B · 10
  3. 3. D · The Sexual Offences Act 2003
  4. 4. B · The defendant must take the victim as they find them
  5. 5. D · Murder
  6. 6. B · Confidential information is not property under the Theft Act
  7. 7. B · The excess is excused if directly caused by a strong emotional disturbance resulting from the attack
  8. 8. A · Was an omission that was lawful because continued treatment was no longer in the patient's best interests

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