The Elements of a Crime: a Brief Study on Actus Reus and Mens Rea,
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2020
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U of Porto, School of Law
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Abstract: In this essay, and with the purpose of better understanding the fundamental elements on which the U.S. criminal law is based, I propose, mainly: 1) to define actus reus and mens rea; 2) to trace their genealogy and historical evolution, especially as far as men rea is concerned; 3) the above will be completed with a brief comment on legal cases that were once very important in relation to mens rea.
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(2020). “The Elements of a Crime: a Brief Study on Actus Reus and Mens Rea,” Revista Internacional d’Humanitats [U of São Paulo / Instituto Jurídico Interdisciplinar – U of Porto/Autonomous U of Barcelona]49: 69-76.
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