The Matrix of Derivative Criminal Liability

325 Pages·2012·2.036 MB·English

by  Gabriel Hallevy (auth.)

The Matrix of Derivative Criminal Liability
.
Gabriel Hallevy
The Matrix of Derivative
Criminal Liability
ProfessorGabrielHallevy
FacultyofLaw
OnoAcademicCollege
ISBN978-3-642-28104-4 ISBN978-3-642-28105-1(eBook)
DOI10.1007/978-3-642-28105-1
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To my dear daughter
Harel
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“And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom
concerningallthingsthataredoneunderheaven:thissore
travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised
therewith.Ihaveseenalltheworksthataredoneunderthe
sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. That
whichiscrookedcannotbemadestraight:andthatwhich
iswantingcannotbenumbered”
Ecclesiastes1:13-15
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Preface
Since the dawn of humanity, derivative criminal liability has played an important
role.Inthebiblicalstoryoftheoriginalsin,theserpentincitesthewomantotasteof
theforbiddenfruitandtoinciteAdamaswell.Thefirstrecordedhumansininthe
monotheistictraditionwasthatofincitement,whichwasalreadyconsideredtobea
severeoffence.Asaresult,theserpentwaspunishedfortheincitementalthoughthe
fruit had never been prohibited to it, and all three parties to the offense were
punished:
NowtheserpentwasmoresubtilthananybeastofthefieldwhichtheGodhadmade.And
hesaiduntothewoman,Yea,hathGodsaid,Yeshallnoteatofeverytreeofthegarden?
Andthewomansaiduntotheserpent,Wemayeatofthefruitofthetreesofthegarden.But
ofthefruitofthetreewhichisinthemidstofthegarden,Godhathsaid,Yeshallnoteatof
it,neithershallyetouchit,lestyedie.Andtheserpentsaiduntothewoman,Yeshallnot
surelydie.ForGoddothknowthatinthedayyeeatthereof,thenyoureyesshallbeopened,
andyeshallbeasgods,knowinggoodandevil.Andwhenthewomansawthatthetreewas
goodforfood,andthatitwaspleasanttotheeyes,andatreetobedesiredtomakeonewise,
shetookofthefruitthereof,anddideat,andgavealsountoherhusbandwithher;andhe
dideat.
Genesis3:1-6
Derivativecriminalliabilityisstillrelevantinthemodernera.InMarchof2001,
Bernd Juergen Brandes, a 43-year-old computer engineer, answered an ad on the
Internetthatlookedforvolunteerstobeslaughteredandeaten.Theadvertiserwas
Armin Meiwes, a 44-year-old technician. Brandes told Meiwes that he was inter-
ested in being slaughtered and accepted Meiwes’s offer. A week later Brandes
askedoneofhisfriendstogivehimalifttoRotenburg,Germany.Brandestoldthe
friend what the purposeof the ride was, and the friend agreed.Brandes arrived at
Meiwes’shomeinRotenburg.
The two had sexual intercourse, Brandes drank alcohol to ease the pain, after
whichMeiwescutoffpartsofBrandes’sbody,cookedthem,andbothofthemate.
Minutes later, Brandes became unconscious because of loss of blood. Meiwes
kissed him on the lips and slaughtered him with a knife. Later Meiwes cut
Brandes’sbodyintoseveralpartsandputtheminthefreezer.Meiwesvideotaped
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