1. UK Criminal Law
Recklessness is a problematic area of the criminal law, since there is no strict definition of what constitutes it. Statutes make provision for the presence of recklessness, but have yet to define it strictly, so it becomes the job of judges to interpret the word. ... However, it is the closest to a strict definition that the legal world has at the moment and is not as ambiguous as previous attempts at definition and with the presence of the Mischief Rule, a lot of law is open to judicial interpretation. ... The general interpretation is that of "the ordinary prudent person" but, as stated ...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate