CRW2601
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1 Read the following facts and then choose the correct option below: Suppose X wants
to kill Y. She shoots at Y, but the bullet is deflected by stone, misses Y and hits Z
instead. This is an example of:
[1] error in subject.
[2] aberration ictus.
[3] error in objecto.
[4] dolus eventualis.
(2)
2 Vicarious liability is possible only in …
[1] Statutory crimes.
[2] Statutory defence.
[3] Statutory offence.
[4] None of the above.
(2)
3 Volenti non fit iniuria …
[1] A mistake relating to the nature of the act.
[2] A mistake relating to the identity.
[3] No wrongdoing is committed in respect of somebody who has consented.
[4] Presumed consent.
(2)
4 X’s act is the factual cause of Y’s death if it is a conditio sine qua non for Y’s death,
which means that there is:
[1] ‘’but-for causation’’ or a ‘’but-for’’ link between X’s act and Y’s death.
[2] ‘’but-for’’ link between X’s act and his state of mind at the time.
[3] a policy consideration which would make X the factual cause of Y’s death.
[4] a policy consideration which would make X the legal cause of Y’s death.
(2)
5 Where a police official sees a person being unlawfully assaulted, and fails to assist
the person, he may be liable for this omission on the basis of:
EXAM PACK
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MODULE +27 67 171 1739
, MAY/JUNE 2023
1 Read the following facts and then choose the correct option below: Suppose X wants
to kill Y. She shoots at Y, but the bullet is deflected by stone, misses Y and hits Z
instead. This is an example of:
[1] error in subject.
[2] aberration ictus.
[3] error in objecto.
[4] dolus eventualis.
(2)
2 Vicarious liability is possible only in …
[1] Statutory crimes.
[2] Statutory defence.
[3] Statutory offence.
[4] None of the above.
(2)
3 Volenti non fit iniuria …
[1] A mistake relating to the nature of the act.
[2] A mistake relating to the identity.
[3] No wrongdoing is committed in respect of somebody who has consented.
[4] Presumed consent.
(2)
4 X’s act is the factual cause of Y’s death if it is a conditio sine qua non for Y’s death,
which means that there is:
[1] ‘’but-for causation’’ or a ‘’but-for’’ link between X’s act and Y’s death.
[2] ‘’but-for’’ link between X’s act and his state of mind at the time.
[3] a policy consideration which would make X the factual cause of Y’s death.
[4] a policy consideration which would make X the legal cause of Y’s death.
(2)
5 Where a police official sees a person being unlawfully assaulted, and fails to assist
the person, he may be liable for this omission on the basis of:
