Legal homicide

The primary focus here is to provide an overview of contexts where homicides are considered justified under specific circumstances. Five topics are covered in this chapter; the death penalty, physician-assisted suicide, stand your ground laws, officer use of deadly force, and abortion. Each section...

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Main Author: Zawisza, Thomas T. (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Routledge handbook of homicide studies
Year: 2024, Pages: 214-234
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Keywords:
Mord > Totschlag > Rechtfertigungsgrund > Todesstrafe > Sterbehilfe > Notwehr > Polizei > Schwangerschaftsabbruch
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Summary:The primary focus here is to provide an overview of contexts where homicides are considered justified under specific circumstances. Five topics are covered in this chapter; the death penalty, physician-assisted suicide, stand your ground laws, officer use of deadly force, and abortion. Each section provides an overview and current statistics on the form of legal homicide, highlights landmark US Supreme Court decisions that bear on each doctrine, and provides exemplar case examples to illustrate the legal principles.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 231-234
ISBN:9781032506593