Leverick, Fiona.
Killing in self-defence [electronic resource] / Fiona Leverick. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006. - 1 online resource (xxviii, 217 p.). - Oxford monographs on criminal law and justice . - Oxford monographs on criminal law and justice. .
Series from dust jacket.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780191712654 (ebook) : No price
Justifiable homicide.
Self-defense (Law)
K5087.S4
345.04
Killing in self-defence [electronic resource] / Fiona Leverick. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006. - 1 online resource (xxviii, 217 p.). - Oxford monographs on criminal law and justice . - Oxford monographs on criminal law and justice. .
Series from dust jacket.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780191712654 (ebook) : No price
Justifiable homicide.
Self-defense (Law)
K5087.S4
345.04