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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 SpringerHeidelbergNewYorkDordrechtLondon LibraryofCongressControlNumber:2012936494 # Springer-VerlagBerlinHeidelberg2012 Thisworkissubjecttocopyright.AllrightsarereservedbythePublisher,whetherthewholeorpartof the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation,broadcasting,reproductiononmicrofilmsorinanyotherphysicalway,andtransmissionor informationstorageandretrieval,electronicadaptation,computersoftware,orbysimilarordissimilar methodologynowknownorhereafterdeveloped.Exemptedfromthislegalreservationarebriefexcerpts inconnectionwithreviewsorscholarlyanalysisormaterialsuppliedspecificallyforthepurposeofbeing enteredandexecutedonacomputersystem,forexclusiveusebythepurchaserofthework.Duplication ofthispublicationorpartsthereofispermittedonlyundertheprovisionsoftheCopyrightLawofthe Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer.PermissionsforusemaybeobtainedthroughRightsLinkattheCopyrightClearanceCenter. ViolationsareliabletoprosecutionundertherespectiveCopyrightLaw. Theuseofgeneraldescriptivenames,registerednames,trademarks,servicemarks,etc.inthispublication doesnotimply,evenintheabsenceofaspecificstatement,thatsuchnamesareexemptfromtherelevant protectivelawsandregulationsandthereforefreeforgeneraluse. Whiletheadviceandinformationinthisbookarebelievedtobetrueandaccurateatthedateofpublication, neithertheauthorsnortheeditorsnorthepublishercanacceptanylegalresponsibilityforanyerrorsor omissionsthatmaybemade.Thepublishermakesnowarranty,expressorimplied,withrespecttothe materialcontainedherein. Printedonacid-freepaper SpringerispartofSpringerScience+BusinessMedia(www.springer.com) To my dear daughter Harel . “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 . 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 ix
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