Skip to content

Course home

x
General elements of liability
x

Building liability element by element

Building liability element by element

Flowchart showing criminal liability built from actus reus, fault element, causation and coincidence

Most offences are built from separate elements, and the prosecution must prove each one beyond reasonable doubt. The usual starting point is an external element, the actus reus, plus a fault element such as intention or recklessness.

General elements of liability Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Law
  3. /General elements of liability

Step-by-step lessons on AQA A Level Law General elements of liability. Each one builds up to exam-style questions.

Lessons