Killing in self-defence / Fiona Leverick.
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Publication details:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Record id:
75738
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Series:
Oxford monographs on criminal law and justice.
Subject:
Justifiable homicide.
Self-defence (Law)
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.
Note:
Series from dust jacket.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. (Oxford Scholarship Online). Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet Explorer 6.0 (or higher) or Firefox 2.0 (or higher). Available as searchable text in HTML format. Access restricted to subscribing institutions.
Variant title:
Oxford scholarship online. Law collection.
Phys. description:
xxviii, 217 p. ; 24 cm