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On Statutory Rape, Strict Liability, And The Public Welfare Offense Model, Catherine L. Carpenter
On Statutory Rape, Strict Liability, And The Public Welfare Offense Model, Catherine L. Carpenter
American University Law Review
Statutory Rape. At the center of a long-standing debate on whether its commission should require proof of a criminal mens rea, the prosecution of statutory rape offers a revealing look at the struggle to demarcate the parameters of the public welfare offense doctrine. Specifically, with respect to statutory rape, disagreement is deep and entrenched on whether statutory rape should be categorized as a public welfare offense, which would render irrelevant defendant's lack of knowledge of the victim's age. And despite wholesale revamping of state statutory rape laws on issues of age, gender, and potential grading and punishment, the debate on …
Will A New Restatement Help Settle Troubled Waters: Reflections, James A. Henderson, Jr., Aaron D. Twerski
Will A New Restatement Help Settle Troubled Waters: Reflections, James A. Henderson, Jr., Aaron D. Twerski
American University Law Review
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Will A New Restatement Help Settle Troubled Waters: Reflections, James A. Henderson, Jr., Aaron D. Twerski
Will A New Restatement Help Settle Troubled Waters: Reflections, James A. Henderson, Jr., Aaron D. Twerski
American University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Pharmaceutical Product Liability May Be Hazardous To Your Health: A No-Fault Alternative To Concurrent Regulation, Gregory C. Jackson
Pharmaceutical Product Liability May Be Hazardous To Your Health: A No-Fault Alternative To Concurrent Regulation, Gregory C. Jackson
American University Law Review
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