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Sweet v Parsley
[1970] AC 132
Key Principle
For a criminal offence of strict liability to be established, Parliament must have made it clear by express words or by necessary implication that mens rea is not required, as there is a presumption that mens rea is an element of every criminal offence.
Area of Law
public-law, evidence
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