The role of emotions in criminal law defences duress, necessity and lesser evils /

"The law has struggled for many years with the problem of how to accommodate those who commit crimes due to threats or circumstances. The modern ambivalence surrounding the defences of duress and necessity has its origins in the legal past. To date the defences of duress and necessity have been...

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Main Author: Spain, Eimear, 1981-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Thematic overview; 2. The role of emotions in legal theory; 3. Structure of the defences; 4. Elements of the defences; 5. Threats and the taking of life; 6. A reappraisal.