Else chapter 5

Chapter five of English Law for Students of English is on criminal law. It describes the theoretical "elements of a crime" Actus reus and Mens rea and the smaller number of crimes where there is Strict liability. Students are asked to read about Shaw v. DPP - a House of Lords case from 1961 about a conspiracy to "corrupt public morals" where judges consider the distinction between immoral behaviour and criminality.