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"The law relating to Mens Rea of murder has now become settled through a series of judicial decisions which, taken together, have made it unnecessary for parliament to legislate on the matter." Critically consider the truth of this statement.

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Have a little read: ... Law: Mens Rea Homework Lydia Simone Lawton-Harris "The law relating to Mens Rea of murder has now become settled through a series of judicial decisions which, taken together, have made it unnecessary for parliament to legislate on the matter." Critically consider the truth of this statement. A simple translation on Mens Rea is a guilty mind but this is not as accurate as it should be. Key words for Mens Rea are Intention, Recklessness and Negligence. There are different types of intention, for example, there is pure intention, which means that the intention of the act is obvious simply by the actions and the happenings around the event. There is also direct and oblique intent; direct intent is a typical situation where the consequences of a person's actions are desired. Oblique intent covers the situation where the consequence is foreseen by the defendant as virtually certain, although it is not desired for it's own sake,

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