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Permissible KillingSuzanne Uniacke

Permissible Killing

Suzanne Uniacke
1994249 pages
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Do individuals have a positive right of self-defence? And if so, what are the limits of this right? Under what conditions, if any, does this use of force extend to the defence of others? These are some of the issues explored by Dr Uniacke in this comprehensive philosophical discussion of the principles relevant to self-defence as a moral and legal justification of homicide. She establishes a unitary right of self-defence and defence of others, one which grounds the permissibility of the use of necessary and proportionate defensive force against culpable and non-culpable, active and passive,…

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4 editions
  • Paperback · English · 1996
    Cambridge University Press · 254 pages · 9780521564588
  • Other · English · 2012
    Cambridge University Press · 9781139238533
  • Other · English · 2011
    Cambridge University Press · 9780511554483
  • Other · English · 1994
    Cambridge University Press · 244 pages · 9780521454087
Justifiable homicideMoral and ethical aspectsSelf-defense (Law)Justification (law)Ethics86.42 offencesTötungRechtfertigungsgrund