Killing in self-defence

This book is a comprehensive analysis of the criminal defence of self-defence from a philosophical, legal, and human rights perspective. The primary focus is on self-defence as a defence to homicide, as this is the most difficult type of self-defensive force to justify. Although not always recognise...

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Huvudupphovsman: Leverick, Fiona
Materialtyp: Bok
Språk:Undetermined
Publicerad: New York Oxford University Press 2006
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