Imbecility and Insanity: Grounds for Escaping Criminal Liability Why is insanity an exempting circumstance, imbecility included? Not all individuals who commit a crime automatically assumes criminal liability. Just like the…
In this topic, we shall talk about lawful, insuperable cause as an exempting circumstance in Criminal Law. Exempting circumstances are those in which the agent of the crime lacks all…
We shall examine the doctrine of uncontrollable fear in criminal law. Article 12 paragraph 6 discusses one of the situations in which a specific person's criminal liability is waived or…
In this article, we shall talk about the exempting circumstance of minority. The law on this matter has evolved. In the Philippines, Paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 12 of…
The defense of accident in criminal law is a legal principle that is utilized to excuse or justify an act that would otherwise be considered a crime. The accident defense…
Introduction What is Compulsion of Irresistible Force? Picture this. You are on the edge of your seat. Tonight, the soap opera that you have been watching and keeping an eye…
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