1. Strict liability is a less common but demanding basis of liability in the criminal law and the tort law,

1. Define strict liability (SL) and contrast it with other bases of liability.
2. Describe the role of strict liability in the criminal law, and, with examples, discuss four kinds of conduct governed by strict criminal liability.
3. Next, with examples describe three kinds of conduct governed by SL in the tort law.
4. To what extent is strict liability controversial or worrisome in the criminal law and in torts respectively? Give several reasons why (or why not) SL is controversial in each case.
5. If the roles of SL in the two areas of law are different what good reasons explain these differences? What do these differences reveal about each area of the law. Explain with respect to examples and legal cases.