CRW1501 Assignment 2 (2021) answers

CRW1501 Assignment 2 for semester 1 & 2
(2021)
Unique number: 880807


1
(a) An example of involuntary conduct is a sleepwalker trampling on
somebody.
(b) A legal duty to act positively may arise by virtue of the common law.


(1) Only statement (a) is correct.
(2) Only statement (b) is correct.
(3) Both statements (a) and (b) are correct.
(4) Neither statements (a) nor (b) are correct.



2.
(a) A legal duty to act positively may sometimes arise by virtue of the fact that
a person holds a certain office.
(b) If a person accepts responsibility for the control of a dangerous object, no
legal duty arises to control it properly.

(1) Only statement (a) is correct.
(2) Only statement (b) is correct.
(3) Both statements (a) and (b) are correct.
(4) Neither statements (a) nor (b) are correct.

3.
(a) The definitional elements refer to the precise description of the
requirements set by the law for liability for a specific type of crime.
(b) The definitional elements of a crime constitute the model or formula by
means of which an ordinary person or a court of law may determine which
particular requirements apply to a certain type of crime.

(1) statement (a) is correct.