Criminal law classically describes offences as being composed of two elements: the mens rea and the actus reus. The mens rea is the guilty mind and the actus reus is the guilty act. The words come from a Latin maxim that holds there to be no punishable act that isRead More →
The actus reus in criminal law consists of all elements of a crime other than the state of mind of the defendant. In particular, actus reus may consist of: conduct, result, a state of affairs or an omission. Conduct – the conduct itself might be criminal. Eg. What are theRead More →
There has been some confusion about Girona or Reus airport being in Barcelona because some airlines put the word “Barcelona” next to Girona or Reus airports in their flight bookings. However, this is a little misleading because these locations are not in Barcelona. What is the airport in Barcelona called?Read More →