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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > psychology of voluntary acts
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > psychology of voluntary acts

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psychology of voluntary acts  

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  • There is a deeply rooted and widely held moral intuition to the effect that a person is responsible only for what he does voluntarily. This intuition is the basis for doctrines of both criminal law and tort law. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives; Voluntary Acts, Psychology Of]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-K58BQ106-H

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