good old wikipedia came up with
An
absolute liability offence is a type of
criminal offence that does not require any
fault elements to be proved in order to establish guilt. The prosecution only needs to show that the accused performed the
prohibited act. As such, absolute liability offences do not allow for a defence of
mistake of fact.
Strict liability is a
legal doctrine that makes a person responsible for the damage and loss caused by his/her acts and omissions regardless of
culpability (or fault in
criminal law terms, which would normally be expressed through a
mens rea requirement