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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"reasonable man"”.
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Criminal negligence and mens rea : is the reasonable man test an unreasonable one?
… the pure objective test, the notion of the reasonable man, the relative objective test, circumstances external to the actor, and the subjective test. In doing so I shall critically consult and review the writings of various South African writers on the topic as well as the courts' handling …
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The Quakers of County Tipperary 1655-1924
… is one of the memorable events in the history of man'. However extravagant this claim, Voltaire, to whom religion meant leading a good and useful life, observed of the Quakers 'the doctrines and history of such unusual people were worthy of the curiosity of a reasonable man'. Although he mocked …
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Medical negligence: Appraisal of the Health Act No.24 of 2009
… court is fully competent to lay down what the reasonable man should do in everyday circumstances, because judges are aware of and understand everyday circumstances. But in the case of medical negligence the court may be called upon to measure the reasonableness of medical activity about which …
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Medical negligence: Appraisal of the Health Act No.24 of 2009
… court is fully competent to lay down what the reasonable man should do in everyday circumstances, because judges are aware of and understand everyday circumstances. But in the case of medical negligence the court may be called upon to measure the reasonableness of medical activity about which …
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Deus ex Machina: Legal Fictions in Private Law
This PhD dissertation is about legal fictions in private law. A legal fiction, broadly, is a false assumption knowingly relied upon by the courts. The main aim of the dissertation is to formulate a test for which fictions should be accepted and which rejected. Subsidiary aims include a better …