Criminal Law — Module 1: General Principles (Free)

Criminal Law — Module 1: General Principles — free from LawShortcut.

The building blocks beneath every offence: actus reus (omissions, causation), mens rea (recklessness, intention, strict liability), coincidence and innocent agency. 26 pages, 50+ cases and an exam-technique walkthrough, in a fixed four-beat structure — Principle → Statutory Basis → Key Cases → Application.

Every case, citation and statute checked against primary sources — Irish legislation and case law. Irish authorities marked binding, UK/Commonwealth marked persuasive.

This is the free foundation module. The offence-specific modules — Homicide, Non-fatal offences, Defences and more — are available separately.

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