Hong Kong Leading Case strict liabilitypresumption of mens reaspectrum of liability

Kulemesin v HKSAR

(2013) 16 HKCFAR 195; [2013] HKCFA 9

JurisdictionHong Kong

CourtCourt of Final Appeal

Year2013

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Refines and applies the Hin Lin Yee analytical framework, confirming the five possible bases of criminal liability when construing the mental element of a statutory offence.

Area of Law

Criminal Law, Procedure & Evidence

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HKSAR v Lo Kin Man (2021) 24 HKCFAR 302; [2021] HKCFA 37

Secretary for Justice v Wong Chi Fung & Others (2018) 21 HKCFAR 35; [2018] HKCFA 4

HKSAR v Ngo Van Nam (and HKSAR v Abdou Maikido Abdoulkarim) [2016] 5 HKLRD 1; CACC 418/2014 (and CACC 327/2015)

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