The Illinois Criminal Code of 1961 added the concept of "excessive self defense" to the traditional "provoked, irresistible passion" concept considered in the offense of voluntary manslaughter. This comment briefly examines the traditional formulation, then explores why the second formulation was added, and how the courts have interpreted this new offense
The partial defense of provocation provides that a person who kills in the heat of passion brought o...
This chapter examines the community\u27s views on doctrines of criminalization, which answer the que...
(Excerpt) This Article first examines the development of complicity law, noting its common law origi...
This article explores the ongoing debate concerning excessive self-defense and its possible conseque...
of my Master's degree thesis in English TERM AND LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF EXCEEDING THE PRIVATE DEFENCE...
● In common law countries, which as a rule do not have codified criminal legislation, or where it ex...
Excessive Use of Force in Self-defence and Necessity - the term and legal implications This work is ...
Behavioral scientists have distinguished an instrumental (or proactive) style of aggression from a s...
The law recognizes the frailty of human nature by mitigating murder to manslaughter when committed i...
Sudden fight is one of four partial defences to murder in the Indian Penal Code. It was a late addit...
In 1988, Illinois went on the offensive in the War on Drugs by creating the Drug-Induced Homicide St...
Homicide: In Ivy v. State\u27 the defendant, in the course of a fight with A, stabbed B, a peacemake...
grantor: University of TorontoHow and where we ought to draw the distinction between volun...
The crime of manslaughter, in England and Wales, arguably includes two ways by which it may be prove...
Argues that the defense of psychological self-defense proposed by C. P. Ewing is better character...
The partial defense of provocation provides that a person who kills in the heat of passion brought o...
This chapter examines the community\u27s views on doctrines of criminalization, which answer the que...
(Excerpt) This Article first examines the development of complicity law, noting its common law origi...
This article explores the ongoing debate concerning excessive self-defense and its possible conseque...
of my Master's degree thesis in English TERM AND LEGAL CONSEQUENCES OF EXCEEDING THE PRIVATE DEFENCE...
● In common law countries, which as a rule do not have codified criminal legislation, or where it ex...
Excessive Use of Force in Self-defence and Necessity - the term and legal implications This work is ...
Behavioral scientists have distinguished an instrumental (or proactive) style of aggression from a s...
The law recognizes the frailty of human nature by mitigating murder to manslaughter when committed i...
Sudden fight is one of four partial defences to murder in the Indian Penal Code. It was a late addit...
In 1988, Illinois went on the offensive in the War on Drugs by creating the Drug-Induced Homicide St...
Homicide: In Ivy v. State\u27 the defendant, in the course of a fight with A, stabbed B, a peacemake...
grantor: University of TorontoHow and where we ought to draw the distinction between volun...
The crime of manslaughter, in England and Wales, arguably includes two ways by which it may be prove...
Argues that the defense of psychological self-defense proposed by C. P. Ewing is better character...
The partial defense of provocation provides that a person who kills in the heat of passion brought o...
This chapter examines the community\u27s views on doctrines of criminalization, which answer the que...
(Excerpt) This Article first examines the development of complicity law, noting its common law origi...
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