Is Leaving God to Make the Choice an Answer to a Charge of Murder by Reckless Indifference to Human Life or Manslaughter? A Case Study of Queensland Criminal Law

The criminal law punishes persons who commit a guilty act with the requisite guilty mind. This article considers the criminal responsibility of parents and other persons who claim not to have possessed a guilty mind but instead left the choice to God as to whether a child survived the withdrawal of...

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Main Author: Andrew Hemming
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Southern Queensland Law, Religion, and Heritage Research Program Team 2023-10-01
Series:Australian Journal of Law & Religion
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Online Access:https://ausjlr.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Volume-3-Hemming.pdf