In most legal systems, absolute liability offences must be clearly labeled as such in the criminal code or criminal legislation.
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In offenses of absolute liability, other than the prohibited act, it may not be necessary to show the act was intentional.
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As a supreme court judge, Bhagwati introduced the concepts of public interest litigation and absolute liability to the Indian judicial system.
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Justice David Souter commented : " There's always going to be reasonable fear, so there's always going to be absolute liability ."
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Under criminal law, a conspirators . ( See also the various degrees of liability : absolute liability, strict liability, and mens rea .)
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The combination of an absolute liability offence and the possible sentence of jail violates section 7 of the " Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms " and is unconstitutional.
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Absolute liability applies to the physical element of circumstance of the offence, that the facility is owned or operated by a carrier, a carriage service provider or a nominated carrier.
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Blackburn J reasoned that the rule of absolute liability only applied to positive, definite contracts, not to those in which there was an express or implied condition underlying the contract.
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But I am concerned that the Court's suggestion of the unconstitutionality of such absolute liability will cause Congress to leave the world's children inadequately protected against the depredations of the pornography trade.
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In offences of absolute liability, other than the prohibited act, it may not be necessary to show anything at all, even if the defendant would not normally be perceived to be at fault.
