Killing in Self-Defence (Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: January 11, 2007
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
ISBN-13: 9780199283460
Description: 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.