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Of Justifications - Reasons
Question 1

If by Consent (if it be free and fairly obtained) is made admitted as a ground of justification?


Reasons

1. Because it shews that the act was not mischevious
upon the whole: (See the next question:) As in which case and that accordingly
punishment would be groundless. See Introd.
[Cases where Je] and Tit. [Justification Analysed]
N.B. The same reason applies to severally to all
the other justifications.

Question II

Why consent must be free to serve as a
ground of justification?

Reasons

1. Because if not free, the reason for admitting
of it fails. When a man consent you consentfreely to submit a mode of treatment that a man shall by you in such or such a manner
to an act which in some cases might
be disagreeable to him you, it is a sign that from either
from his dealing with you in that manner is
productive of immediate satisfaction to you, or at least
that in the long run it is produtive of a satisfaction the same man either by means of such dealing
either or in some other manner is a means of producing you a satisfaction
greater than the inconvenience if any which such
behaviour of his was a means of producing to you
at first. But A greater ultimate good was therefore
your inducement for embracing the immediate evil. But



Identifier: | JB/071/005/001
"JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 71.

Date_1

Marginal Summary Numbering

Box

071

Main Headings

penal code

Folio number

005

Info in main headings field

of justifications - reasons

Image

001

Titles

Category

text sheet

Number of Pages

4

Recto/Verso

recto

Page Numbering

f1 / f2 / f3 / f4

Penner

jeremy bentham

Watermarks

[[watermarks::s. lay [britannia with shield emblem]]]

Marginals

Paper Producer

alexander mavrokordatos

Corrections

Paper Produced in Year

Notes public

ID Number

23408

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