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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2006.
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| Series: | Oxford monographs on criminal law and criminal justice.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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 context of human rights norms. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxviii, 217 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-209) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191566653 0191566659 9780191712654 0191712655 1283581078 9781283581073 |