▁forms ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁UK ▁law ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁fet us . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁case ▁Att orney ▁General ' s ▁Reference ▁No . ▁ 3 ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Lord ▁Must ill ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁legal ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁un born , ▁and ▁other ▁pert inent ▁rules ▁related ▁to ▁transferred ▁mal ice , ▁were ▁very ▁strongly ▁embedded ▁in ▁the ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁considered ▁relatively ▁recently ▁by ▁the ▁courts . ▁The ▁Law ▁L ords ▁con cur red ▁that ▁a ▁fet us , ▁although ▁protected ▁by ▁the ▁law ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁ways , ▁is ▁leg ally ▁not ▁a ▁separate ▁person ▁from ▁its ▁mother ▁in ▁English ▁law . ▁They ▁described ▁this ▁as ▁out dated ▁and ▁mis con ce ived ▁but ▁leg ally ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁principle , ▁adding ▁that ▁the ▁fet us ▁might ▁be ▁or ▁not ▁be ▁a ▁person ▁for ▁legal ▁purposes , ▁but ▁could ▁not ▁in ▁modern ▁times ▁be ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁mother . ▁The ▁concept ▁of ▁transferred ▁mal ice ▁and ▁general ▁mal ice ▁were ▁also ▁not ▁without ▁difficulties ; ▁these ▁are ▁the ▁legal ▁principles ▁that ▁say ▁when ▁a ▁person ▁eng ages ▁in ▁an ▁un law ful ▁act , ▁they ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁its ▁consequences , ▁including ▁( a ) ▁harm ▁to ▁others ▁un int ended ▁to ▁be ▁har med , ▁and ▁( b ) ▁types ▁of ▁harm ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁intend . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁transferred ▁mal ice ▁was ▁applied ▁where ▁an ▁assault ▁caused ▁a ▁child ▁to ▁die ▁not ▁because