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What is the default position on omissions in criminal law: when can a failure to act ground criminal liability, and when can it not?
Which recognised sources can create a legal duty to act, including a contractual duty, a special relationship, or a voluntary assumption of responsibility?
Why is a moral duty to help, by itself, not enough to found criminal liability?
What duty to take reasonable steps may arise when a defendant creates or contributes to a dangerous situation?
Once a legal duty to act exists, how must breach and causation be assessed before the omission can support criminal liability?
In a homicide or gross negligence manslaughter problem based on a failure to act, how do you show that the omission caused the prohibited result?
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