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Discover whether, in the criminal law, negligence ever breaks the chain of causation and to determine the circumstances if this is ever so
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The object of this essay is to attempt to discover whether, in the criminal law, negligence ever breaks the chain of causation and to determine the circumstances if this is ever so. In order to do this it is necessary to first identify what causation is. In basic terms, causation is simply a question of who or what caused a specific event to happen. For example, in a result crime, it must be proved that the defendant's conduct caused the forbidden consequence. If this cannot be proved, D is not guilty of the crime. Obviously then, causation is an important issue. It is not, however, always a contentious one, as in many cases the cause is obvious and not disputed. Questions on causation usually arise in cases of murder. In order to be guilty of murder you must have caused an acceleration of death. It makes no difference if the victim was...
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