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Strict liability in criminal law holds defendants accountable for actions regardless of intent or mental state, particularly in possession crimes and statutory rape. Offenses of strict liability require no proof of mens rea for at least one element of the actus reus, and are typically reserved for regulatory offenses to avoid unjust punishment in serious crimes. The law in Uganda recognizes strict liability through various statutes, emphasizing that mens rea is generally required unless explicitly stated ot
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