Killing in self-defence /

In what circumstances should we be allowed to kill an intruder who breaks into our home? Should battered women be forgiven for killing their husbands? This book analyses the questions raised by the argument of self-defence, and offers a theoretical framework for understanding the defence in the cont...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Leverick, Fiona
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Colección:Oxford monographs on criminal law and criminal justice.
Temas:
Justifiable homicide.
Self-defense (Law)
Homicide excusable.
Légitime défense.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Justifiable homicide
Doodslag.
Strafbaarheid.
Noodweer.
Zelfverdediging.
Verenigd Koninkrijk van Groot-Brittannië en Noord-Ierland.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The classification of defences
  • The justification of self-defence
  • Retreat
  • Imminence of harm
  • Self-generated self-defence
  • Killing to protect property
  • Killing to prevent rape
  • Mistake
  • The impact of the European Convention on Human Rights.

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