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The Criminal Law

General Part

Chapter II
Criminal Offences

Section 8. Forms of Guilt

(1) Only a person who has committed a criminal offence deliberately (intentionally) or through negligence may be found guilty of it.

(2) In determining the form of guilt of a person who has committed a criminal offence, the mental state of the person in relation to the objective elements of the criminal offence must be established.

Keywords

Individual criminal responsibility
Mental element
Negligence



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